Magnitude 5.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2013 January 10 04:58:58 UTC

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Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 04:58:58 UTC Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 02:58:58 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	4.954°S, 152.711°E
Depth	53.8 km (33.4 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	64 km (39 miles) SSW of Taron, PNG 82 km (50 miles) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 292 km (181 miles) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 337 km (209 miles) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 18.4 km (11.4 miles); depth +/- 11.4 km (7.1 miles)
Parameters	NST= 68, Nph= 71, Dmin=103.5 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000elf6

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