Alert: Magnitude 7.6 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION, Tsunami Warning Issued

Alert: Magnitude 7.6 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION, Tsunami Warning Issued

2011 July 06 19:03:16 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	7.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 19:03:16 UTC Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 07:03:16 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	29.312°S, 176.204°W
Depth	20 km (12.4 miles)
Region	KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Distances	163 km (101 miles) E of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 347 km (215 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 913 km (567 miles) S of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga 1185 km (736 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=620, Nph=625, Dmin=168.1 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0004pbm