2012-12-20 19:38:46 (mb 5.0) TONGA -20.8 -174.1 (70fa9)

5.0 mb - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.0 mb
Date-Time	20 Dec 2012 19:38:46 UTC 21 Dec 2012 09:38:46 near epicenter 21 Dec 2012 01:08:46 standard time in your timezone
Location	20.773S 174.089W
Depth	45 km
Distances	126 km (78 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 236 km (147 miles) S (183 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga 477 km (296 miles) WSW (245 degrees) of Niue Island 2598 km (1614 miles) WSW (258 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 25.1 km; Vertical 7.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 97; Dmin = 2020.9 km; Rmss = 0.93 seconds; Gp = 62° M-type = mb; Version = 5
Event ID	us c000edp4

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