5.0 Mb - SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
28 May 2008 09:21:32 UTC
28 May 2008 21:21:32 near epicenter
28 May 2008 03:21:32 standard time in your timezone
Location
33.130S 179.095W
Depth
40 km
Distances
447 km (278 miles) SSW (195 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
1386 km (861 miles) SSW (195 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3419 km (2124 miles) SW (234 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 17.0 km; Vertical 15.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 31; Dmin = 444.3 km; Rmss = 1.43 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008spal
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