Magnitude 4.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2012 January 25 17:47:12 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 6.724°S, 153.409°E |
| Depth | 47.8 km (29.7 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 243 km (150 miles) WSW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 252 km (156 miles) S of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 749 km (465 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2300 km (1429 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 20.4 km (12.7 miles); depth +/- 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 50, Nph= 50, Dmin=312.8 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0007rh8 |
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