EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 5.3 - EASTER ISLAND REGION

Magnitude 5.3 - EASTER ISLAND REGION

2012 February 01 21:43:48 UTC

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Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 21:43:48 UTC Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 02:43:48 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	31.380°S, 111.416°W
Depth	10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region	EASTER ISLAND REGION
Distances	507 km (315 miles) SSW of Hanga Roa, Easter Island 1957 km (1216 miles) ESE of ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands 2498 km (1552 miles) ESE of Rikitea, Mangareva, French Polynesia 3816 km (2371 miles) W of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 24.4 km (15.2 miles); depth +/- 2.9 km (1.8 miles)
Parameters	NST=145, Nph=145, Dmin=513.2 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 94°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0007u9a

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