Earthquake Magnitude 7.8 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 7.8 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

2011 July 06 19:03:16 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	7.8 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 19:03:16 UTC Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 07:03:16 AM at epicenter
Location	29.400°S, 175.700°W
Depth	48 km (29.8 miles) set by location program
Region	KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Distances	211 km (131 miles) E (95°) from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 919 km (571 miles) S (183°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 2964 km (1842 miles) WSW (239°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	NST= 22, Nph= 22, Dmin=245 km, Rmss=1.41 sec, Gp=184°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00lnxe9i