4.9 Mb - SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.9 Mb
Date-Time
24 May 2008 19:48:12 UTC
25 May 2008 07:48:12 near epicenter
24 May 2008 13:48:12 standard time in your timezone
Location
23.446S 179.705W
Depth
530 km
Distances
526 km (327 miles) WSW (240 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3201 km (1989 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 22.1 km; Vertical 18.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 23; Dmin = 673.9 km; Rmss = 1.37 seconds; Gp = 140°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008skbt
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