2013-01-27 09:59:27 (Mwp 5.9) TONGA -16.1 -173.3 (70fa9)

5.9 - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	27 Jan 2013 09:59:27 UTC 27 Jan 2013 22:59:27 near epicenter 27 Jan 2013 15:29:27 standard time in your timezone
Location	16.130S 173.284W
Depth	8 km
Distances	290 km (180 miles) NNE (15 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga 307 km (191 miles) SSW (212 degrees) of APIA, Samoa 346 km (215 miles) SW (233 degrees) of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa 2527 km (1571 miles) W (270 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 15.4 km; Vertical 4.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 381; Dmin = 483.0 km; Rmss = 0.70 seconds; Gp = 44° Version = 8
Event ID	us c000ewcv

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