EARTHQUAKE 2013-08-17 13:04:26 (M4.8) SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS -25.3 -179.9 (70301)

4.8 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	17 Aug 2013 13:04:26 UTC 17 Aug 2013 01:04:26 near epicenter 17 Aug 2013 04:04:26 standard time in your timezone
Location	25.320S 179.939W
Depth	463 km
Distances	481 km (298 mi) NNW of Raoul Island, New Zealand 670 km (415 mi) SW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 812 km (503 mi) SSE of Suva, Fiji 876 km (543 mi) SSE of Nadi, Fiji 988 km (612 mi) S of Lambasa, Fiji
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 19.0 km; Vertical 10.7 km
Parameters	Nph = 53; Dmin = 1261.4 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 129° Version = 7
Event ID	us b000j5j0

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