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EARTHQUAKE on 09/12/2008 at 06:23 (UTC) KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION 847 km NE Hicks bay MAGNITUDE: Mw 6.9 Data provided by: GFZ NEIC PTWC Latitude = 31.06 S Longitude = 176.94 W Origin Time = 06:23:57.6 (UTC) Depth = 10 Km RMS = 1.19 sec Gap = 50 degrees 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 8.5 Km - Semi minor = 5.0 Km - Azimuth of major axis = 130 degrees Number of data used = 167 Preliminary location computed on Tue Dec 9 06:49:58 2008 (UTC) Done by Remy Bossu Comments : Message number: 1131 All magnitudes estimations : M 6.3 (GFZ) M 7.0 (NEIC) Mw6.8 (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 12/09/2008 08:50:00 AM
