Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.0 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2009 April 26 18:11:04 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 5.540°S, 147.486°E |
| Depth | 185.4 km (115.2 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 145 km (90 miles) NNE of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 185 km (115 miles) E of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 435 km (270 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2505 km (1550 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles); depth +/- 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=429.1 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 76°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009fxa3 |
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