Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake of TONGA 2012 January 05

2012 January 05 01:13:40 UTC: TONGA

Magnitude: 5.3

Date-Time : Thursday, January 05, 2012 at 01:13:40 UTC
Thursday, January 05, 2012 at 03:13:40 PM at epicenter

Location : 17.736°S, 173.465°W

Depth : 30.2 km (18.8 miles)

Region : TONGA

Distances:

a) 114 km (70 miles) NNE of Neiafu, Tonga

b) 200 km (124 miles) S of Hihifo, Tonga

c) 417 km (259 miles) NNE of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga

d) 2413 km (1499 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 23.6 km (14.7 miles); depth +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles)

Parameters : NST=165, Nph=166, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.48 sec, Gp= 65°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=D