BÄM
Magnitude 7.6 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
2011 October 21 17:57:17 UTC
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Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
7.6
Date-Time
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 17:57:17 UTC
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 05:57:17 AM at epicenter
Location
28.941°S, 176.046°W
Depth
39.8 km (24.7 miles)
Region
KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Distances
180 km (112 miles) E (79°) from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
870 km (541 miles) S (185°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
2978 km (1851 miles) WSW (240°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15.7 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 10.8 km (6.7 miles)
Parameters
NST= 94, Nph= 94, Dmin=187 km, Rmss=2.44 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usb0006b6p
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0006b6p.php (Archiv-Version vom 22.10.2011)