Magnitude 5.0 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 November 01 13:26:12 UTC

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 13:26:12 UTC Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 11:26:12 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.242°S, 145.520°E
Depth	94.4 km (58.7 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	35 km (22 miles) W (271°) from Madang, New Guinea, PNG 94 km (58 miles) N (7°) from Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 155 km (96 miles) ENE (65°) from Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 234 km (146 miles) NW (316°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG 505 km (314 miles) NNW (338°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 18.3 km (11.4 miles); depth +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Parameters	NST= 41, Nph= 41, Dmin=408.5 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000dip8

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