5.0 Quake in Tahiti, French Polynesia

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time

* Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 03:25:48 UTC
* Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 07:25:48 PM at epicenter

Location 55.901°S, 126.917°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances 4665 km (2900 miles) SSE of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 16.7 km (10.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 21, Nph= 21, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp=108°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010uyam

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