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2017-02-24 17:28:43 UPDATED: (M6.9) SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS -23.2 -178.8 (8fbb3)

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M6.9 - SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time
  • 24 Feb 2017 17:28:44 UTC
  • 25 Feb 2017 05:28:44 near epicenter
  • 24 Feb 2017 18:28:44 standard time in your timezone
Location 23.203S 178.845W
Depth 396 km
Distances
  • 436 km (271 miles) WSW (238 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
  • 3111 km (1933 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.5 km; Vertical 5.1 km
Parameters Nph = 135; Dmin = 675.3 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 19°
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Event ID us 20008m3t ***This event supersedes event AT00OLW37X,PT17055051.

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