5.0 Mb - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
26 May 2008 04:08:27 UTC
26 May 2008 16:08:27 near epicenter
25 May 2008 22:08:27 standard time in your timezone
Location
31.370S 176.774W
Depth
10 km
Distances
258 km (160 miles) SSE (156 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
1147 km (713 miles) S (187 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3141 km (1952 miles) SW (236 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 19.1 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 23; Dmin = 946.7 km; Rmss = 1.22 seconds; Gp = 151°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008smal
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