M6.2 - FIJI REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
  • 28 Apr 2015 16:39:38 UTC
  • 28 Apr 2015 04:39:39 near epicenter
  • 28 Apr 2015 09:39:38 standard time in your timezone
Location 20.916S 178.656W
Depth 579 km
Distances
  • 29 km (18 mi) S of Ndoi Island, Fiji
  • 360 km (223 mi) W of Nuku`alofa, Tonga
  • 432 km (268 mi) SE of Suva, Fiji
  • 537 km (333 mi) SE of Nadi, Fiji
  • 539 km (334 mi) SSE of Lambasa, Fiji
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.4 km; Vertical 4.2 km
Parameters Nph = 186; Dmin = 492.7 km; Rmss = 1.08 seconds; Gp = 28°
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Event ID us 200029x8
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