Magnitude 4.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 September 19 21:31:47 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.7 |
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| Location | 5.587°S, 149.325°E |
| Depth | 172.1 km (106.9 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 73 km (45 miles) NNW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 90 km (55 miles) W of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 489 km (303 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2456 km (1526 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 60, Nph= 75, Dmin=350.7 km, Rmss=1.44 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0005x2t |
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