2012-12-27 09:42:02 (mb 5.5) TONGA -18.3 -173.6 (70fa9)

5.5 mb - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.5 mb
Date-Time	27 Dec 2012 09:42:02 UTC 27 Dec 2012 23:42:02 near epicenter 27 Dec 2012 15:12:02 standard time in your timezone
Location	18.296S 173.557W
Depth	40 km
Distances	60 km (37 miles) NE (49 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga 363 km (225 miles) NNE (29 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 392 km (244 miles) W (281 degrees) of Niue Island 2538 km (1577 miles) W (264 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 18.5 km; Vertical 9.3 km
Parameters	Nph = 211; Dmin = 392.9 km; Rmss = 0.69 seconds; Gp = 41° M-type = mb; Version = 7
Event ID	us c000egkq

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