Magnitude 6.8 - TONGA 2009 November 24 12:47:14 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 12:47:14 UTC Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 02:47:14 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	20.641°S, 174.068°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	TONGA
Distances	135 km (85 miles) ENE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 220 km (135 miles) S of Neiafu, Tonga 480 km (300 miles) E of Ndoi Island, Fiji 2100 km (1300 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=274, Nph=274, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009pja1

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