Magnitude 5.4 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2012 January 07 17:24:50 UTC
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| Magnitude | 5.4 |
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| Location | 5.159°S, 145.198°E |
| Depth | 58.7 km (36.5 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 66 km (41 miles) W of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 104 km (64 miles) N of Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 524 km (325 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2608 km (1620 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=116, Nph=117, Dmin=420.8 km, Rmss=1.04 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0007hb5 |
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