5.4 Mb - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.4 Mb
Date-Time
12 Jan 2012 22:31:00 UTC
13 Jan 2012 12:31:00 near epicenter
13 Jan 2012 08:31:00 standard time in your timezone
Location 16.528S 173.390W
Depth 79 km
Distances
244 km (152 miles) NNE (15 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga
351 km (218 miles) SSW (210 degrees) of APIA, Samoa
383 km (238 miles) SW (229 degrees) of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa
2534 km (1574 miles) W (269 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.1 km; Vertical 13.1 km
Parameters Nph = 84; Dmin = 337.3 km; Rmss = 1.27 seconds; Gp = 64°
M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID US c0007jyx


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