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Magnitude
6.0
Date-Time
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 07:53:12 UTC
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 07:53:12 PM at epicenter
Location
35.430°S, 177.878°W
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 miles)
Region
EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
Distances
1609 km (1000 miles) S (189°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3428 km (2130 miles) SW (229°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 27.8 km (17.3 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles)
Parameters
NST= 53, Nph= 53, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Gp=148°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0005urf
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 08:00:07 UTC
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 05:00:07 PM at epicenter
Location 36.289°N, 141.308°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 74 km (46 miles) E (96°) from Mito, Honshu, Japan
94 km (58 miles) SSE (157°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
156 km (97 miles) ENE (63°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.4 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=375, Nph=376, Dmin=378.5 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0005urj
What is going on with this 6+ quakes recently?
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 08:43:07 UTC
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 04:43:07 AM at epicenter
Location 19.574°N, 78.022°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles)
Region CUBA REGION
Distances
107 km (67 miles) SW (226°) from Campechuela, Granma, Cuba
123 km (77 miles) N (355°) from Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica
126 km (78 miles) NNW (343°) from Falmouth, Trelawney, Jamaica
128 km (79 miles) SW (228°) from Manzanillo, Granma, Cuba
220 km (137 miles) NW (324°) from KINGSTON, Jamaica
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters NST=322, Nph=324, Dmin=158.1 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usc0005us9
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