6.2 Mw - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.2 Mw
Date-Time	22 Sep 2011 23:07:03 UTC 23 Sep 2011 12:07:03 near epicenter 22 Sep 2011 15:07:03 standard time in your timezone
Location	15.449S 175.293W
Depth	8 km
Distances	382 km (238 miles) NNW (338 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga 423 km (263 miles) WSW (244 degrees) of APIA, Samoa 2751 km (1709 miles) W (271 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 16.5 km; Vertical 5.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 306; Dmin = 972.9 km; Rmss = 1.04 seconds; Gp = 28° M-type = Mw; Version = C
Event ID	US c0005zda

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