Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Earthquake: M 5.8, south of the Mariana Islands

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Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 16:36:50 UTC
  • Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 02:36:50 AM at epicenter
Location 11.793°N, 143.223°E
Depth 9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region SOUTH OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS
Distances
  • 249 km (155 miles) SW (222°) from HAGATNA, Guam
  • 465 km (289 miles) SW (216°) from SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
  • 1617 km (1005 miles) N (10°) from Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.1 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=351, Nph=351, Dmin=267.2 km, Rmss=1.22 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=C
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc000clae
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