7.2 Mw - FIJI REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	7.2 Mw
Date-Time	15 Sep 2011 19:30:59 UTC 16 Sep 2011 07:30:59 near epicenter 15 Sep 2011 11:30:59 standard time in your timezone
Location	21.596S 179.270W
Depth	593 km
Distances	421 km (262 miles) W (263 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 3140 km (1951 miles) WSW (257 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 17.2 km; Vertical 18.7 km
Parameters	Nph = 49; Dmin = 511.0 km; Rmss = 0.85 seconds; Gp = 79° M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID	US c0005vcv

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