Magnitude 5.2 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 September 24 02:57:52 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.2 |
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| Location | 6.337°S, 151.564°E |
| Depth | 67 km (41.6 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 178 km (110 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 222 km (137 miles) E of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 592 km (367 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2347 km (1458 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 97, Nph= 99, Dmin=246 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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| Event ID | usc0005zvj |
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