Magnitude 5.7 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
2011 November 20 16:31:41 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.7 |
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| Location | 2.964°S, 142.122°E |
| Depth | 29.7 km (18.5 miles) |
| Region | NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. |
| Distances | 99 km (61 miles) ESE of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG 163 km (101 miles) ESE of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia 913 km (567 miles) NW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2953 km (1834 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7 km (4.3 miles); depth +/- 27.4 km (17.0 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 84, Nph= 84, Dmin=904.5 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=C |
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| Event ID | usc0006v76 |
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