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South of Fiji Islands 7.8 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
South of Fiji Islands 7.8 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
South of Fiji Islands 7.8 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: South of Fiji Islands
Date: December 9, 2007
Time: 07:28:20 UTC; 1:28:20 am CST.
Latitude: 25.87 S
Longitude: 177.52 W
Magnitude: 7.8 Mw
Depth: 180 km
Distance: 106.91 deg (7,382 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

Pdiff-wave arrival time: Not verified.
Sdiff-wave arrival time: Not verified.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.