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Alert: 5.0 earthquake, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. Jul 24 7:47am at epicenter (25m ago, 153km SSE of Raoul Island, depth


 

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Monday, July 23, 2012 at 19:47:09 UTC
  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 07:47:09 AM at epicenter
Location 30.581°S, 177.474°W
Depth 3.7 km (2.3 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Distances
  • 153 km (95 miles) SSE (166°) from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
  • 1072 km (666 miles) SSW (192°) from NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga
  • 3170 km (1970 miles) WSW (238°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 26.3 km (16.3 miles); depth +/- 6 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters NST= 46, Nph= 46, Dmin=154.7 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp=119°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usb000bdx6

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