Magnitude 6.5 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
2009 May 16 00:53:46 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.5 |
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| Location | 31.522°S, 178.887°W |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| Distances | 15 km (10 miles) SE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 265 km (165 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 840 km (520 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1230 km (760 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=289, Nph=289, Dmin=268.3 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | us2009gsad |
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