Magnitude 4.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2013 January 16 21:22:40 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.7 |
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Location | 5.780°S, 149.041°E |
Depth | 149.8 km (93.1 miles) |
Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Distances | 74 km (45 miles) NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea 124 km (77 miles) WSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 250 km (155 miles) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea 307 km (190 miles) ENE of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.1 km (10.6 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 75, Nph= 82, Dmin=388.5 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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Event ID | usb000eq6c |
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