Magnitude 6.6 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
2009 August 30 14:51:33 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| Location | 15.187°S, 172.526°W |
| Depth | 11 km (6.8 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 150 km (95 miles) ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 180 km (110 miles) SSW of APIA, Samoa 715 km (445 miles) NNE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2700 km (1680 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=313, Nph=313, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T |
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| Event ID | us2009kybj |
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