Magnitude 4.9 - NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 October 28 16:50:34 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 6.796°S, 143.955°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Region | NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 107 km (66 miles) SSW of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 176 km (109 miles) WSW of Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 462 km (287 miles) NW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2483 km (1542 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.4 km (11.4 miles); depth +/- 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=456.4 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usb0006frb |
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