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Magnitude 4.6 FIJI REGION

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 16:48:04 UTC

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Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 16:48:04 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 04:48:04 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 19.67S 177.82W
    Depth 534 kilometers
    Region FIJI REGION
    Distances 140 km (90 miles) NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
    315 km (195 miles) WNW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
    430 km (270 miles) ESE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
    2040 km (1260 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 9.0 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=103, Nph=106, Dmin=484.5 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Erho=9.0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=77.6 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usftbe

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