Magnitude 5.8 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2011 May 01 16:12:42 UTC

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Magnitude5.8
Date-Time
Location 6.961°S, 155.851°E
Depth54.6 km (33.9 miles) set by location program
RegionBOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances89 km (55 miles) SSE of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
92 km (57 miles) WSW of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands
531 km (329 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
2289 km (1422 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 3.2 km (2.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST=338, Nph=338, Dmin=527.7 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 11°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDusc000338k
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