Magnitude 5.6 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 May 18 18:51:27 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.6 |
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| Location | 6.671°S, 147.912°E |
| Depth | 54.5 km (33.9 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 100 km (62 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 188 km (116 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 319 km (198 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2368 km (1471 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 55, Nph= 55, Dmin=313.9 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0003i5c |
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