Magnitude 4.9 - TONGA REGION

2008 May 08 01:23:46 UTC

Magnitude	4.9
Date-Time	Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 01:23:46 UTC Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 02:23:46 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	18.733°S, 172.756°W
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	TONGA REGION
Distances	130 km (80 miles) E of Neiafu, Tonga 305 km (190 miles) W of Niue Island 370 km (230 miles) NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2355 km (1460 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 78, Nph= 78, Dmin=543.4 km, Rmss=1.28 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2008ruai

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.