5.3 mb - FIJI REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.3 mb
Date-Time
25 Oct 2012 18:40:39 UTC
26 Oct 2012 06:40:39 near epicenter
25 Oct 2012 10:40:39 standard time in your timezone
Location 19.830S 178.196W
Depth 604 km
Distances
342 km (212 miles) WNW (295 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
461 km (287 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
3023 km (1878 miles) W (261 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.2 km; Vertical 7.8 km
Parameters Nph = 429; Dmin = 946.7 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 29°
M-type = mb; Version = 8
Event ID us b000ddjl


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