Magnitude 6.4 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
2006 February 26 03:08:27 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.4 (Strong) |
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Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
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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