Magnitude 6.5 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 October 14 03:35:15 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.5 |
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| Location | 6.626°S, 147.927°E |
| Depth | 45.4 km (28.2 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 103 km (64 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 184 km (114 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 323 km (200 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2372 km (1473 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=176, Nph=181, Dmin=318.4 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc00069ba |
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