Magnitude 6.2 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
2011 September 12 22:44:31 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.2 |
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| Location | 3.638°S, 144.160°E |
| Depth | 34.9 km (21.7 miles) |
| Region | NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. |
| Distances | 48 km (29 miles) ESE of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG 242 km (150 miles) N of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 728 km (452 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2803 km (1741 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.6 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=317, Nph=335, Dmin=397.4 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0005tbb |
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