Magnitude 5.8 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
2010 November 16 01:39:41 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.8 |
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| Location | 2.010°S, 139.002°E |
| Depth | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 200 km (125 miles) WNW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia 265 km (165 miles) WNW of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG 1455 km (910 miles) NE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 3600 km (2230 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.3 km (2.7 miles); depth +/- 17.4 km (10.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=236, Nph=236, Dmin=757.8 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | usc0000bcw |
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