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EARTHQUAKE on 19/10/2008 at 05:10 (UTC) TONGA 108 km E Ohonua MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.0 Data provided by: BUC GFZ IMP LED LJU LVV MON MSO NEIC NEWS OGS PTWC ZAMG Latitude = 21.67 S Longitude = 173.96 W Origin Time = 05:10:33.3 (UTC) Depth = 30 Km (f) RMS = 1.23 sec Gap = 29 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 6.4 Km - Semi minor = 3.6 Km - Azimuth of major axis = 131 degrees Number of data used = 347 Preliminary location computed on Sun Oct 19 05:45:47 2008 (UTC) Done by Pascal Roudil Comments : Message number: 1119 All magnitudes estimations : M 7.0 (GFZ) M 7.1 (NEIC) mb6.2 (NEWS) Mw7.0 (PTWC) mb7.2 (ZAMG) 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 10/19/2008 08:46:00 AM
