Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.9 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
2006 September 28 06:22:09 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 16.613°S, 172.035°W |
| Depth | 28 km (17.4 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 195 km (120 miles) ESE of Hihifo, Tonga 290 km (180 miles) SSW of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa 605 km (375 miles) NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2595 km (1610 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=292, Nph=292, Dmin=300.2 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usteaj |
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