Magnitude 5.0 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2011 January 28 16:35:39 UTC

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Earthquake Details

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Magnitude5.0
Date-Time
Location 5.306°S, 153.914°E
Depth138.4 km (86.0 miles)
RegionNEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances135 km (85 miles) SE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG
205 km (130 miles) WNW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
870 km (540 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2460 km (1530 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 21.8 km (13.5 miles); depth +/- 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
ParametersNST= 60, Nph= 60, Dmin=230.4 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp= 79°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDusb00015kx
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