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Magnitude 6.4 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

2006 February 26 03:08:27 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.4 (Strong)
Date-Time
  • Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 03:08:27 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 3:08:27 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 23.623°S, 179.961°W
    Depth 535.8 km (332.9 miles) set by location program
    Region SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
    Distances 355 km (220 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
    555 km (345 miles) WSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
    630 km (390 miles) SSE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji
    1560 km (960 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=299, Nph=299, Dmin=656 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usjqaf
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