Magnitude 4.6 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2012 May 11 01:31:59 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.6 |
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| Location | 6.136°S, 154.934°E |
| Depth | 190.4 km (118.3 miles) |
| Region | BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 69 km (42 miles) W of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 189 km (117 miles) WNW of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands 662 km (411 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2373 km (1474 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 28.5 km (17.7 miles); depth +/- 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=375.1 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp=108°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usb0009mim |
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