Magnitude 5.4 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 May 15 23:25:04 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 6.832°S, 155.043°E |
| Depth | 20.9 km (13.0 miles) |
| Region | BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 88 km (54 miles) SW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 169 km (105 miles) W of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands 612 km (380 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2298 km (1427 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=112, Nph=112, Dmin=431.9 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0003g3q |
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