Magnitude 5.0 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 May 21 09:53:54 UTC
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
|
| Location | 7.265°S, 147.003°E |
| Depth | 42.6 km (26.5 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 58 km (36 miles) S of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 156 km (96 miles) ENE of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG 245 km (152 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2328 km (1446 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 19.8 km (12.3 miles); depth +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 41, Nph= 43, Dmin=237.1 km, Rmss=0.57 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
| Source |
|
| Event ID | usc0003kjs |
- Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.
Earthquake Maps
Scientific & Technical Information
Historic Moment Tensor Solutions
Tsunami Information
The earthquake locations and magnitudes cited in NOAA tsunami statements and bulletins are preliminary and are superseded by USGS locations and magnitudes computed using more extensive data sets.
General Tsunami Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
