Magnitude 5.0 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
2011 November 20 18:00:13 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.0 |
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| Location | 3.023°S, 142.291°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Region | NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. |
| Distances | 120 km (74 miles) ESE of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG 160 km (99 miles) WNW of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG 895 km (556 miles) NW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2940 km (1826 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 22.2 km (13.8 miles); depth +/- 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 35, Nph= 35, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 86°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | usc0006v7l |
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