2012-11-17 05:12:56 (Mwp 6.1) TONGA REGION -18.3 -172.4 (70fa9)

6.1 Mwp - TONGA REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.1 Mwp
Date-Time	17 Nov 2012 05:12:56 UTC 16 Nov 2012 18:12:56 near epicenter 17 Nov 2012 10:42:56 standard time in your timezone
Location	18.311S 172.374W
Depth	9 km
Distances	174 km (108 miles) ENE (78 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga 271 km (168 miles) WNW (287 degrees) of Niue Island 435 km (270 miles) NE (44 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2413 km (1499 miles) W (264 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 14.6 km; Vertical 2.7 km
Parameters	Nph = 491; Dmin = 490.7 km; Rmss = 0.62 seconds; Gp = 31° M-type = Mwp; Version = A
Event ID	us c000du43

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