Magnitude 5.6 - TONGA

2006 May 28 03:36:18 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.6
Date-Time
  • Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 03:36:18 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 4:36:18 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 19.881°S, 174.538°W
    Depth 51.1 km (31.8 miles) set by location program
    Region TONGA
    Distances 150 km (95 miles) SSW of Neiafu, Tonga
    155 km (95 miles) NNE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
    440 km (275 miles) E of Ndoi Island, Fiji
    2145 km (1330 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=189, Nph=189, Dmin=722.7 km, Rmss=0.7 sec, Gp= 40°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usngah
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  • The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A strong earthquake occurred about 145 km (90 miles) NNE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga or 440 km (275 miles) E of Ndoi Island, Fiji at 9:36 PM MDT, May 27, 2006 (May 28 at 4:36 PM local time in Tonga). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of damage.

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