Fiji: Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - South of The Fiji Islands

USGS
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:45 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 04:46:21 UTC

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 04:46:21 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
26.953°S, 177.148°W

Depth:
23.7 km (14.7 miles)

Region:
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Distances:
270 km (165 miles) NNE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands

525 km (325 miles) NNE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands

1335 km (830 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand

1755 km (1090 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 18.7 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles)

Parameters:
NST=252, Nph=256, Dmin=265.3 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 76°,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2010znap