Magnitude 6.7 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

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2012 October 12 00:31:30 UTC

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Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Friday, October 12, 2012 at 00:31:30 UTC Friday, October 12, 2012 at 09:31:30 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	4.842°S, 134.085°E
Depth	24.7 km (15.3 miles)
Region	NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances	103 km (64 miles) N of Dobo, Indonesia 173 km (107 miles) ENE of Tual, Indonesia 225 km (139 miles) SW of Nabire, Indonesia 439 km (272 miles) S of Manokwari, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 7.3 km (4.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=142, Nph=145, Dmin=295 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000d4u2

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