Magnitude 4.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 September 27 00:46:17 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.8 |
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| Location | 4.738°S, 152.698°E |
| Depth | 65 km (40.4 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 47 km (29 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 82 km (50 miles) SE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 801 km (497 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2519 km (1565 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 16.7 km (10.4 miles); depth +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 67, Nph= 70, Dmin=84.6 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc00060yh |
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