Magnitude 6.4 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 November 28 12:26:48 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.4 |
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| Location | 5.532°S, 153.680°E |
| Depth | 50.4 km (31.3 miles) |
| Region | NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 137 km (85 miles) SSE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 220 km (136 miles) WNW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 815 km (506 miles) WNW of HONIARA, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 2433 km (1511 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=198, Nph=202, Dmin=223.8 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0006yv3 |
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