M7.2 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	7.2
Date-Time	23 Jun 2014 19:19:18 UTC 23 Jun 2014 07:19:19 near epicenter 23 Jun 2014 14:19:18 standard time in your timezone
Location	29.897S 177.676W
Depth	30 km
Distances	73 km (45 mi) SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 989 km (613 mi) NE of Whangarei, New Zealand 1002 km (621 mi) SSW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga 1020 km (632 mi) NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand 1034 km (641 mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 3.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 95; Dmin = 76.6 km; Rmss = 1.44 seconds; Gp = 32° Version = 1
Event ID	us c000rkg5

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