Tonga Quake_261211
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Date-Time
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 04:48:08 UTC

Monday, December 26, 2011 at 06:48:08 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
16.155°S, 173.799°W

Depth
78.6 km (48.8 miles)

Region
TONGA

Distances
28 km (17 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

272 km (169 miles) N of Neiafu, Tonga

346 km (214 miles) SW of APIA, Samoa

2552 km (1585 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles)

Parameters
NST=511, Nph=521, Dmin=330.6 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9

Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID
usc0007cwg