Magnitude 4.8 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2009 April 21 16:32:17 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 4.8 |
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Location | 6.046°S, 147.112°E |
Depth | 69 km (42.9 miles) |
Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Distances | 80 km (50 miles) N of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 165 km (105 miles) ESE of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 380 km (235 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2460 km (1520 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 10.2 km (6.3 miles); depth +/- 16.7 km (10.4 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 43, Nph= 43, Dmin=371.7 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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Event ID | us2009fsbm |
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