Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.1 SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 17:49:12 UTC
| Magnitude | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 17:49:12 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 05:49:12 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 32.58S 178.50W |
| Depth | 25 kilometers |
| Region | SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS |
| Distances |
133 km (83 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 373 km (231 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 777 km (483 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1136 km (705 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate |
| Parameters | Nst=103, Nph=103, Dmin=374.5 km, Rmss=1.35 sec, Erho=19.2 km, Erzz=6.2 km, Gp=59.0 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | us2012vsa5 |
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