Magnitude 4.5 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 May 18 04:05:52 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.5 |
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| Location | 4.975°S, 151.498°E |
| Depth | 136.3 km (84.7 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 114 km (70 miles) SW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 162 km (100 miles) ENE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 687 km (426 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2498 km (1552 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.2 km (15.0 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 34, Nph= 36, Dmin=113.5 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp=101°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0003hvh |
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