2012-12-19 16:02:19 (mb 5.0) TONGA -20.5 -174.3 (70fa9)

5.0 mb - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.0 mb
Date-Time	19 Dec 2012 16:02:19 UTC 20 Dec 2012 06:02:19 near epicenter 19 Dec 2012 21:32:19 standard time in your timezone
Location	20.479S 174.325W
Depth	9 km
Distances	120 km (75 miles) NE (52 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 206 km (128 miles) S (190 degrees) of Neiafu, Tonga 488 km (304 miles) WSW (250 degrees) of Niue Island 2621 km (1629 miles) W (259 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 24.3 km; Vertical 3.7 km
Parameters	Nph = 87; Dmin = 486.3 km; Rmss = 0.74 seconds; Gp = 80° M-type = mb; Version = 5
Event ID	us c000eci7

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