Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake of KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND 2012 February 08

2012 February 08 01:58:43 UTC: KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude: 5.3

Date-Time : Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at 01:58:43 UTC
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at 01:58:43 PM at epicenter

Location : 29.536°S, 177.330°W

Depth : 54.7 km (34.0 miles)

Region : KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Distances:

a) 63 km (39 miles) ESE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands

b) 258 km (160 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands

c) 955 km (593 miles) SSW of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga

d) 1096 km (681 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 24.2 km (15.0 miles); depth +/- 5 km (3.1 miles)

Parameters : NST=119, Nph=122, Dmin=978.5 km, Rmss=0.7 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6