Magnitude 5.1 - TONGA

2010 December 13 08:56:43 UTC

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Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Monday, December 13, 2010 at 08:56:43 UTC Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:56:43 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	18.395°S, 174.578°W
Depth	85.3 km (53.0 miles)
Region	TONGA
Distances	70 km (45 miles) WNW of Neiafu, Tonga 285 km (175 miles) SSW of Hihifo, Tonga 310 km (190 miles) NNE of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 2295 km (1430 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 39.5 km (24.5 miles); depth +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles)
Parameters	NST= 33, Nph= 34, Dmin=580 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp=155°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0000n3b

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