Magnitude 4.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

This webpage has been replaced by a new version and will be phased out in the future. Please use our new Real-time Earthquake Map to access the latest earthquake information and event details. The links to the World, US, and CA/NV maps that were in the navigation on the left side of the page have been replaced by the links at the top of the new Map. The Real-time Earthquake Map User Guide describes how to use the map and all its features.

2012 May 20 05:29:45 UTC

Versión en Español

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 05:29:45 UTC Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 03:29:45 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.470°S, 148.831°E
Depth	35.8 km (22.2 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	84 km (52 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 178 km (110 miles) SW of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 377 km (234 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2369 km (1472 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.2 km (11.9 miles); depth +/- 2.2 km (1.4 miles)
Parameters	NST= 32, Nph= 33, Dmin=372.9 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009tlq

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

Earthquake Summary

Earthquake Information for Papua New Guinea

Earthquake Maps

Scientific & Technical Information

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver