Magnitude 4.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 May 06 22:35:00 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.8 |
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Location | 7.481°S, 153.392°E |
Depth | 51.5 km (32.0 miles) |
Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Distances | 188 km (116 miles) NNE of Kulumadau, Woodlark Island, PNG 276 km (171 miles) WSW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 716 km (444 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2216 km (1376 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.6 km (10.9 miles); depth +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 43, Nph= 43, Dmin=719.1 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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Event ID | usc00037zw |
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