Kermadec Islands Earthquake, New Zealand

6.5 Mw - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude:	6.5 Mw
Date-Time:	5 Oct 2008 09:12:40 UTC 5 Oct 2008 21:12:40 near epicenter 5 Oct 2008 14:12:40 standard time in your timezone
Location:	30.327S 177.194W
Depth:	35 km
Distances:	136 km (85 miles) SSE (152 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 1039 km (646 miles) S (190 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 3135 km (1948 miles) WSW (238 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Location Uncertainty:
Horizontal: 11.3 km; Vertical

Parameters:
Nph = 57; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.11 seconds; Gp = 151�
M-type = Mw; Version = 7

Source: U.S.G.S

Magnitude:	7.0 Mw
Date-Time:	29 Sep 2008 15:19:29 UTC
Location:	29.860S 177.652W
Depth:	20 km
Distances:	71 km (44 miles) SSE (163 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 998 km (620 miles) SSW (194 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 3159 km (1963 miles) WSW (239 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Location Uncertainty:
Horizontal: 8.3 km; Vertical

Parameters:
Nph = 239; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.18 seconds; Gp = 32° M-type = Mw; Version = 7

Source: U.S.G.S.

Magnitude:	7.0 Mw
Date-Time:	9 Dec 2008 06:24:02 UTC
Location:	31.060S 177.028W
Depth:	35 km
Distances:	217 km (135 miles) SSE (158 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 1116 km (694 miles) S (189 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 3150 km (1958 miles) SW (236 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Location Uncertainty:
Horizontal: 7.4 km; Vertical

Parameters:
Nph = 154; Dmin = 218.2 km; Rmss = 1.09 seconds; Gp = 50� M-type = Mw; Version = 7

Source: US 2008ajap

Magnitude:	6.0 Mw
Date-Time:	6 Nov 2008 09:11:02 UTC
Location:	29.911S 176.954W
Depth:	10 km
Distances:	115 km (71 miles) SE (130 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 989 km (615 miles) S (190 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 3098 km (1925 miles) WSW (239 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Location Uncertainty:
Horizontal: 12.5 km; Vertical

Parameters:
Nph = 26; Dmin = 118.7 km; Rmss = 1.20 seconds; Gp = 140° M-type = Mw; Version = 7

Source: U.S.G.S