Earthquake Magnitude 8.0 - TONGA

2006 May 3 15:26:35 UTC

Magnitude	8.0 (Great)
Date-Time	Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 15:26:35 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 4:26:35 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	20.035°S, 174.227°W
Depth	16.1 km (10.0 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region	TONGA
Distances	155 km (95 miles) S of Neiafu, Tonga 160 km (100 miles) NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 455 km (280 miles) S of Hihifo, Tonga 2145 km (1340 miles) NNE of Auckland, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 7.9 km (4.9 miles); depth +/- 32.2 km (20.0 miles)
Parameters	Nst=161, Nph=161, Dmin=725.7 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usmgas