Magnitude 5.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2010 November 02 06:39:55 UTC

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Earthquake Details

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Magnitude5.8
Date-Time
Location 5.378°S, 151.545°E
Depth41 km (25.5 miles)
RegionNEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances150 km (90 miles) SSW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
155 km (95 miles) E of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
660 km (410 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2445 km (1520 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
ParametersNST=329, Nph=347, Dmin=148.1 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDusa000475s
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