Magnitude 5.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 November 18 08:56:07 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 6.294°S, 149.267°E |
| Depth | 24.2 km (15.0 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 32 km (19 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 127 km (78 miles) SW of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 419 km (260 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2381 km (1479 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.5 km (11.5 miles); depth +/- 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 44, Nph= 44, Dmin=396.3 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0006u4e |
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