FIJI ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

4.9 Mb - SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.9 Mb
Date-Time
24 May 2008 09:24:05 UTC
24 May 2008 21:24:05 near epicenter
24 May 2008 03:24:05 standard time in your timezone
Location
22.115S 179.528W
Depth
591 km
Distances
457 km (284 miles) WSW (256 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3170 km (1970 miles) WSW (256 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 10.3 km; Vertical 10.3 km
Parameters
Nph = 126; Dmin = 546.9 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 90°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008skay

5.0 Mb - SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
23 May 2008 12:27:16 UTC
24 May 2008 00:27:16 near epicenter
23 May 2008 06:27:16 standard time in your timezone
Location
23.602S 178.985E
Depth
524 km
Distances
611 km (380 miles) S (175 degrees) of SUVA, Fiji
1529 km (950 miles) NNE (16 degrees) of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 14.4 km; Vertical 11.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 33; Dmin = 656.6 km; Rmss = 0.98 seconds; Gp = 126°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008sjay
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