HUGE EARTHQUAKE: Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

Magnitude	6.1
Date-Time	Friday, October 07, 2011 at 08:58:29 UTC Friday, October 07, 2011 at 08:58:29 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	32.389°S, 178.902°W
Depth	40 km (24.9 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Distances	106 km (65 miles) S of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands 359 km (223 miles) SSW of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands 762 km (473 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand 1136 km (705 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=398, Nph=432, Dmin=360.7 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00065x2