== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00505415.


Region: SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 23.288S, 179.816W
Magnitude: 5.8 Mw
Depth: 558 km
Universal Time (UTC): 3 Jul 2008 03:02:36
Time near the Epicenter: 3 Jul 2008 15:02:36
Local standard time in your area: 3 Jul 2008 10:02:36

Location with respect to nearby cities:
528 km (328 miles) WSW (242 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3210 km (1995 miles) WSW (253 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008uaac

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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