Magnitude 4.8 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2010 October 28 08:38:33 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 5.429°S, 146.740°E |
| Depth | 217.9 km (135.4 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 105 km (65 miles) ESE of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 145 km (90 miles) NNW of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 450 km (280 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2535 km (1570 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.6 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 27.9 km (17.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=380.7 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp=133°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usa00045el |
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