Magnitude 4.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2012 May 04 02:31:31 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 5.457°S, 152.127°E |
| Depth | 50.1 km (31.1 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 139 km (86 miles) S of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 148 km (91 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 702 km (436 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2441 km (1516 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 39 km (24.2 miles); depth +/- 26.6 km (16.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 15, Nph= 17, Dmin=140.3 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp=155°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usb0009hj5 |
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