Magnitude 5.3 - PAPUA, INDONESIA
2012 January 28 19:37:30 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.3 |
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| Location | 4.091°S, 140.800°E |
| Depth | 72.8 km (45.2 miles) |
| Region | PAPUA, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 165 km (102 miles) SSW of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG 172 km (106 miles) S of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia 1436 km (892 miles) NE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 3773 km (2344 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=118, Nph=123, Dmin=764.8 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8 |
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| Event ID | usc0007szn |
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