Magnitude 4.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2012 January 31 18:25:11 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Location | 6.309°S, 149.891°E |
| Depth | 43.3 km (26.9 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 39 km (24 miles) ESE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 88 km (54 miles) SSW of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 458 km (284 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2368 km (1471 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.7 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 47, Nph= 47, Dmin=344 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0007uie |
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