Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.4 - SOUTH OF TONGA
2009 January 11 18:29:05 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 26.746°S, 175.983°W |
| Depth | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | SOUTH OF TONGA |
| Distances | 335 km (205 miles) NE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 590 km (365 miles) NNE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 1425 km (880 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1815 km (1130 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 42.7 km (26.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=336.9 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp=130°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009bsbb |
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