5.4 mb - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.4 mb
Date-Time
24 Aug 2012 04:43:53 UTC
24 Aug 2012 16:43:53 near epicenter
23 Aug 2012 20:43:53 standard time in your timezone
Location 27.349S 176.654W
Depth 48 km
Distances
243 km (151 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
704 km (438 miles) SSW (192 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
2982 km (1853 miles) WSW (244 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 21.6 km; Vertical 3.5 km
Parameters Nph = 96; Dmin = 245.0 km; Rmss = 1.30 seconds; Gp = 59�
M-type = mb; Version = 8
Event ID us c000c63p


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