Magnitude 4.6 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
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2012 May 24 12:55:14 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.6 |
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| Location | 3.481°S, 145.536°E |
| Depth | 35.2 km (21.9 miles) |
| Region | NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. |
| Distances | 194 km (120 miles) N of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 212 km (131 miles) E of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG 686 km (426 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2775 km (1724 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 30.9 km (19.2 miles); depth +/- 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 28, Nph= 30, Dmin=679 km, Rmss=0.7 sec, Gp=140°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usb0009xtm |
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