Magnitude 4.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2012 January 14 09:45:42 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.7 |
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| Location | 5.515°S, 152.543°E |
| Depth | 37 km (23.0 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 127 km (78 miles) SSW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 150 km (93 miles) SSE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 734 km (456 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2434 km (1512 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 31, Nph= 33, Dmin=152.5 km, Rmss=0.55 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0007kr5 |
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