Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.8 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
2008 December 09 06:24:00 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 31.090°S, 176.970°W |
| Depth | 18 km (11.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 190 km (115 miles) ENE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 220 km (135 miles) SSE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 990 km (620 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1350 km (840 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=277, Nph=277, Dmin=223.5 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | us2008ajap |
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