Magnitude 4.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2013 January 19 06:00:07 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.9 |
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Location | 4.558°S, 152.213°E |
Depth | 22.3 km (13.9 miles) |
Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Distances | 23 km (14 miles) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 254 km (157 miles) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 269 km (167 miles) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 411 km (255 miles) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19 km (11.8 miles); depth +/- 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 80, Nph= 82, Dmin=41.2 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=C |
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Event ID | usb000erbx |
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