5.5 Mb - FIJI REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.5 Mb
Date-Time
27 Sep 2011 00:37:34 UTC
27 Sep 2011 12:37:34 near epicenter
27 Sep 2011 10:37:34 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.789S 178.244W
Depth 528 km
Distances
460 km (286 miles) W (281 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
489 km (304 miles) NW (319 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3036 km (1886 miles) W (265 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 19.2 km; Vertical 12.1 km
Parameters Nph = 56; Dmin = 393.0 km; Rmss = 1.18 seconds; Gp = 79°
M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID US c00060y8


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