Magnitude 4.8 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 May 05 20:34:04 UTC

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Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Saturday, May 05, 2012 at 20:34:04 UTC Sunday, May 06, 2012 at 06:34:04 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.548°S, 147.162°E
Depth	205.5 km (127.7 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	135 km (84 miles) N (8°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG 151 km (94 miles) ESE (103°) from Madang, New Guinea, PNG 202 km (126 miles) ENE (73°) from Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 436 km (271 miles) N (359°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.2 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 10 km (6.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=147, Nph=153, Dmin=388.5 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009itf

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