Magnitude 5.2 - NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 September 13 07:56:09 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Location | 6.879°S, 143.932°E |
| Depth | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
| Region | NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 116 km (72 miles) SSW of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 183 km (113 miles) WSW of Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 459 km (285 miles) NW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2476 km (1538 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 17.8 km (11.1 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 81, Nph= 81, Dmin=452 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
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| Event ID | usc0005thy |
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