Magnitude 6.8 - TONGA
2009 November 24 12:47:14 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| 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 |
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| Event ID | us2009pja1 |
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