Magnitude 8.1 - NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND

2004 December 23 14:59:03 UTC

Magnitude	8.1 (Great)
Date-Time	Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 14:59:03 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, December 24, 2004 at 1:59:03 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	50.145°S, 160.365°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
Distances	400 km (250 miles) W of Auckland Island, New Zealand 505 km (315 miles) NNE of Macquarie Island, Australia 1485 km (920 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand 1890 km (1170 miles) SSE of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 10 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=183, Nph=183, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	ussjal

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