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Date-Time:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 17:48:15 UTC

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 06:48:15 AM at epicenter

Location:
15.300°S, 171.000°W

Depth:
33 km (20.5 miles) set by location program

Distances:
119 km (74 miles) SSW (196°) from PAGO PAGO, American Samoa

185 km (115 miles) SSE (154°) from APIA, Samoa

431 km (268 miles) NNW (344°) from Niue Island

2298 km (1428 miles) W (273°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Location Uncertainty:
Error estimate not available

Parameters:
NST=023, Nph=023, Dmin=425.4 km, Rmss=2.24 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=2

Source:
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event ID:
at00424649

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.