Magnitude 5.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2010 October 31 18:49:14 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 6.223°S, 150.036°E |
| Depth | 22.9 km (14.2 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 55 km (35 miles) E of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 75 km (45 miles) S of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 475 km (295 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2370 km (1470 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.3 km (15.1 miles); depth +/- 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=326.2 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp=108°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usa00046lg |
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