Magnitude 4.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 September 03 04:50:15 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 4.971°S, 151.229°E |
| Depth | 167.2 km (103.9 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 135 km (83 miles) SW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 135 km (83 miles) ENE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 667 km (414 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2501 km (1554 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 24.3 km (15.1 miles); depth +/- 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 32, Nph= 34, Dmin=134.7 km, Rmss=0.59 sec, Gp=151°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0005nnv |
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