6.6 - TONGA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time
  • 23 May 2013 21:07:40 UTC
  • 23 May 2013 09:07:41 near epicenter
  • 23 May 2013 13:07:40 standard time in your timezone
Location 20.561S 175.730W
Depth 103 km
Distances
  • 84 km (52 mi) NW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
  • 668 km (414 mi) ESE of Suva, Fiji
  • 690 km (427 mi) SE of Lambasa, Fiji
  • 782 km (484 mi) ESE of Nadi, Fiji
  • 855 km (530 mi) SSW of Apia, Samoa
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 9.0 km
Parameters Nph = 173; Dmin = 629.7 km; Rmss = 1.25 seconds; Gp = 28°
Version = 8
Event ID us b000h40b

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