5.6 Mw - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.6 Mw
Date-Time
9 Jul 2011 06:53:48 UTC
9 Jul 2011 19:53:48 near epicenter
9 Jul 2011 16:53:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 21.227S 174.535W
Depth 28 km
Distances
73 km (45 miles) E (97 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
292 km (182 miles) S (191 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
2648 km (1646 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 18.3 km; Vertical 1.6 km
Parameters Nph = 265; Dmin = 951.8 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 46�
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US c0004ruq


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