5.0 mb - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 mb
Date-Time
19 Dec 2012 16:02:19 UTC
20 Dec 2012 06:02:19 near epicenter
19 Dec 2012 08:02:19 standard time in your timezone
Location 20.479S 174.325W
Depth 9 km
Distances
120 km (75 miles) NE (52 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
206 km (128 miles) S (190 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
488 km (304 miles) WSW (250 degrees) of Niue Island
2621 km (1629 miles) W (259 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 24.3 km; Vertical 3.7 km
Parameters Nph = 87; Dmin = 486.3 km; Rmss = 0.74 seconds; Gp = 80�
M-type = mb; Version = 5
Event ID us c000eci7


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