Magnitude 5.0 - PAPUA, INDONESIA

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2013 January 12 09:15:13 UTC

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 09:15:13 UTC Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 06:15:13 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	2.073°S, 138.859°E
Depth	44.3 km (27.5 miles)
Region	PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances	201 km (124 miles) WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 210 km (130 miles) WNW of Jayapura, Indonesia 279 km (173 miles) WNW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 401 km (249 miles) ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles)
Parameters	NST= 53, Nph= 54, Dmin=741.4 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000emw0

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