Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Strikes South Of Fiji
A 7.6 earthquake struck in the vicinity of the Fijian Islands, 1395 km (1130 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand at at
07:28:24 GMT, the U.S. Geological Survey has reported. The quake was reported at a depth of 187.6 km (116 miles).
* Magnitude: 7.6
* Date-Time: Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 07:28:24 UTC (Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 07:28:24 PM at epicenter)
* Location 26.156°S, 177.453°W
* Depth: 187.6 km (116.6 miles)
* Region: South Of The Fiji Islands
* Distances:
- 345 km (215 miles) N of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
- 600 km (370 miles) SSW of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
- 1395 km (870 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
- 1830 km (1130 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
* Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 14.2 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 34.6 km (21.5 miles)
* Parameters Nst=125, Nph=125, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp=108°,
* M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
* Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
* Event ID us2007ksak
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