Magnitude 6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 October 18 05:05:05 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.0 |
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| Location | 5.872°S, 151.001°E |
| Depth | 21 km (13.0 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 100 km (62 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 163 km (101 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 576 km (357 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2401 km (1491 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=342, Nph=347, Dmin=226 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usc0006azz |
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