6.5 Mw - SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5 Mw
Date-Time
  • 7 Oct 2011 08:58:29 UTC
  • 7 Oct 2011 20:58:29 near epicenter
  • 7 Oct 2011 00:58:29 standard time in your timezone
Location 32.387S 178.915W
Depth 34 km
Distances
  • 363 km (226 miles) SSW (196 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
  • 1302 km (809 miles) SSW (196 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
  • 3371 km (2095 miles) SW (235 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.1 km; Vertical 5.9 km
Parameters Nph = 282; Dmin = 361.8 km; Rmss = 0.93 seconds; Gp = 46°
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US c00065x2

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