Region: SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Geographic coordinates: 32.604S, 179.103W
Magnitude: 6.3 Mw
Depth: 34 km
Universal Time (UTC): 15 Dec 2011 10:10:08
Time near the Epicenter: 15 Dec 2011 22:10:08
Local standard time in your area: 15 Dec 2011 05:10:08

Location with respect to nearby cities:
391 km (243 miles) SSW (197 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
1330 km (826 miles) SSW (196 degrees) of NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga

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Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 05:04:56 UTC
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 03:04:56 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 7.507°S, 146.791°E
Depth 115.1 km (71.5 miles)
Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances 89 km (55 miles) SSW of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
123 km (76 miles) ENE of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG
221 km (137 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2308 km (1434 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles)

Source: USGS.GOV

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“ScienceDaily (2011-12-01) — A strangely powerful, long-lasting gamma-ray burst on Christmas Day, 2010 has finally been analyzed to the satisfaction of a multinational research team. Called the Christmas Burst, GRB 101225A was freakishly lengthy and it produced radiation at unusually varying wavelengths. But by matching the data with a model developed in 1998, the team was able to characterize the star explosion as a neutron star spiraling into the heart of its companion star.” More…

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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a modified Boeing 747SP, equipped with a 2.5-metre-diameter telescope.

Researchers at NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science Center, located at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., and operated by the Universities Space Research Association, have used the space agency’s flying telescope to take the highest resolution mid-infrared image of a region of rapid, massive star formation named W40. More…

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Magnitude: 5.9
Date-Time: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 19:24:32 UTC Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 04:24:32 AM at epicenter

Location: 37.374°N, 141.510°E
Depth: 37.7 km (23.4 miles)
Region: NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances: 66 km (41 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
100 km (62 miles) E of Koriyama, Honshu, Japan
101 km (62 miles) ESE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
244 km (151 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 15.7 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles)
Parameters: NST=328, Nph=339, Dmin=308.4 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 83°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B
Source: Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: usc0006x3y

Source: USGS.GOV

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