big new zealand earthquake...

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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time

* Monday, September 29, 2008 at 15:19:32 UTC
* Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 03:19:32 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 29.897°S, 177.780°W
Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Distances 70 km (45 miles) S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
200 km (125 miles) NNE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
1035 km (640 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
1425 km (890 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 20.6 km (12.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 32, Nph= 32, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.64 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2008xna6

* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
 
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