2013-09-13 09:05:19 (M5.0) SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS -24.7 178.7 (70301)

M5.0 - SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	13 Sep 2013 09:05:19 UTC 13 Sep 2013 21:05:19 near epicenter 13 Sep 2013 00:05:19 standard time in your timezone
Location	24.748S 178.698E
Depth	527 km
Distances	526 km (326 mi) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji 731 km (453 mi) S of Suva, Fiji 742 km (460 mi) SW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 780 km (483 mi) S of Nadi, Fiji 925 km (573 mi) S of Lambasa, Fiji
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 15.7 km; Vertical 3.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 115; Dmin = 1150.2 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 23° Version = A
Event ID	us c000jtjb

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