Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

2011 April 18 13:03:04 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.6
Date-Time	Monday, April 18, 2011 at 13:03:04 UTC Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 01:03:04 AM at epicenter
Location	34.321°S, 179.994°E
Depth	90.4 km (56.2 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Distances	323 km (200 miles) SSW of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 527 km (327 miles) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand 552 km (342 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand 910 km (565 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 5.4 km (3.4 miles)
Parameters	NST=460, Nph=487, Dmin=390.7 km, Rmss=1.26 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0002ty7