Saturday, October 22, 2011

5.3 Magnitude Earthquake KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION - 22nd Oct 2011

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck the Kermadec Islands Region at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 09:38:41 UTC Saturday 22nd October 2011.
The epicenter was 254 km ( 157 miles) East of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No reports of Damage or Injuries r
eported at this time

Note: This earthquake is listed as 5.0 on USGS and 5.3 on EMSC.
Looking at the data from the stations I would agree with EMSC, 13 of the stations measure this earthquake 5.3 - 6.2 Magnitude

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