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EARTHQUAKE on 18/02/2009 at 21:53 (UTC) KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION 708 km S Ohonua MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.3 Data provided by: BGSG GFZ PTWC Latitude = 27.66 S Longitude = 175.78 W Origin Time = 21:53:43.3 (UTC) Depth = 50 Km (f) RMS = 2.33 sec Gap = 114 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 31.5 Km - Semi minor = 17.7 Km - Azimuth of major axis = 108 degrees Number of data used = 34 Preliminary location computed on Wed Feb 18 22:11:25 2009 (UTC) Done by Jean-Paul Santoire Comments : Message number: 1161 All magnitudes estimations : Mw7.3 (BGSG) M 6.8 (GFZ) Mw7.3 (PTWC) P.S.: For additional information, please contact EMSC at: - Email: [email protected] - Web : http://www.emsc-csem.org (maps available) - Fax : 33 1 69 26 70 00 -- Posted By Breaking News to Break News at 2/19/2009 12:11:00 AM
