Magnitude 4.1 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2012 May 14 12:22:25 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.1 |
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| Location | 4.767°S, 154.699°E |
| Depth | 468.1 km (290.9 miles) |
| Region | BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 185 km (114 miles) NNW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 187 km (116 miles) E of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 775 km (481 miles) NW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2522 km (1567 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.7 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 18, Nph= 18, Dmin=288.3 km, Rmss=1.22 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=3 |
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| Event ID | usb0009pfh |
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