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Magnitude 5.1 - FIJI

2008 February 11 16:36:59 UTC

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Magnitude

5.1

Date-Time

Monday, February 11, 2008 at 16:36:59 UTC

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 04:36:59 AM at epicenter

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Location

15.784°S, 177.637°E

Depth

35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program

Region

FIJI

Distances

200 km (125 miles) WNW of
Lambasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji
275 km (170 miles) NNW of SUVA,
Viti Levu, Fiji
370 km (230 miles) S of Rotuma Island,
Fiji
2355 km (1460 miles) N of Auckland, New
Zealand

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 37.8 km (23.5 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

Nst= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.2 sec,
Gp=198°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q

Source

USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008nhar

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