Magnitude 6.0 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 07:53:51 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 6.0 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 23.09S 179.20W |
| Depth | 413 kilometers |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS |
| Distances |
275 km (170 miles) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji 460 km (285 miles) WSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 600 km (375 miles) SSE of SUVA, Viti Levu, Fiji 1635 km (1010 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.8 km; depth +/- 8.7 km |
| Parameters | Nst=259, Nph=259, Dmin=657.8 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Erho=5.8 km, Erzz=8.7 km, Gp=43.2 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Remarks | Felt at Nuku'alofa, Tonga. |
| Event ID | usneas |
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