Earthequake Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

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Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

2011 December 15 10:10:08 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:10:08 UTC Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:10:08 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	32.604°S, 179.103°W
Depth	34.1 km (21.2 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Distances	130 km (80 miles) S of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 386 km (239 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 734 km (456 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1107 km (687 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 17.5 km (10.9 miles); depth +/- 3 km (1.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=233, Nph=236, Dmin=389.6 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=D
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000770k