Magnitude 4.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2012 May 09 15:37:56 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.7 |
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| Location | 4.345°S, 152.813°E |
| Depth | 53.4 km (33.2 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 27 km (16 miles) WNW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 71 km (44 miles) ESE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 840 km (521 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2562 km (1591 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.5 km (11.5 miles); depth +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 28, Nph= 30, Dmin=73.5 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp=101°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usb0009ldm |
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