Magnitude 4.3 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
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2012 May 19 02:05:13 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.3 |
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Location | 4.996°S, 144.385°E |
Depth | 118.2 km (73.4 miles) |
Region | NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. |
Distances | 97 km (60 miles) N of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 159 km (98 miles) W of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 583 km (362 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2653 km (1648 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 22.6 km (14.0 miles); depth +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 19, Nph= 19, Dmin=465.3 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 90°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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Event ID | usb0009t8t |
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