KERMADEC ISLANDS RECENT QUAKES

4.9 Mb - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.9 Mb
Date-Time
8 Aug 2008 02:25:09 UTC
8 Aug 2008 14:25:09 near epicenter
7 Aug 2008 20:25:09 standard time in your timezone
Location
31.369S 177.105W
Depth
10 km
Distances
247 km (153 miles) SSE (163 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
1151 km (716 miles) S (189 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3170 km (1970 miles) SW (236 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 20.2 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 24; Dmin = 930.4 km; Rmss = 0.96 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vlad

4.7 Mb - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
7 Aug 2008 10:24:45 UTC
7 Aug 2008 22:24:45 near epicenter
7 Aug 2008 04:24:45 standard time in your timezone
Location
30.235S 179.972W
Depth
424 km
Distances
231 km (144 miles) WSW (241 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
1116 km (693 miles) SSW (204 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3384 km (2103 miles) WSW (240 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 15.2 km; Vertical 17.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 51; Dmin = 930.7 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vkbf

5.2 Mb - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mb
Date-Time
5 Aug 2008 23:05:27 UTC
6 Aug 2008 11:05:27 near epicenter
5 Aug 2008 17:05:27 standard time in your timezone
Location
27.290S 176.341W
Depth
30 km
Distances
264 km (164 miles) NE (35 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
692 km (430 miles) S (189 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
2950 km (1833 miles) WSW (244 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 22.0 km; Vertical 7.5 km
Parameters
Nph = 65; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.43 seconds; Gp = 75°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008vic6
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