Magnitude 6.7 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

2011 July 29 07:42:23 UTC

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Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Friday, July 29, 2011 at 07:42:23 UTC Friday, July 29, 2011 at 07:42:23 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	23.651°S, 179.822°E
Depth	521.7 km (324.2 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances	365 km (226 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji 576 km (357 miles) ESE of Ceva-i-Ra, Fiji 583 km (362 miles) WSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 1544 km (959 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 6.3 km (3.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=619, Nph=660, Dmin=659 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00055wy

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