== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09064001.

Region: FIJI REGION
Geographic coordinates: 17.484S, 179.080W
Magnitude: 5.9 Mw
Depth: 533 km
Universal Time (UTC): 5 Mar 2009 19:33:15
Time near the Epicenter: 6 Mar 2009 07:33:15
Local standard time in your area: 6 Mar 2009 02:33:15

Location with respect to nearby cities:
574 km (356 miles) NW (315 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3126 km (1943 miles) W (266 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009dvbr

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009dvbr.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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