Magnitude 6.2 - PAPUA, INDONESIA
2012 March 20 17:56:19 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.2 |
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| Location | 3.830°S, 140.220°E |
| Depth | 66.9 km (41.6 miles) |
| Region | PAPUA, INDONESIA |
| Distances | 153 km (95 miles) SSW of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia 173 km (107 miles) SW of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG 1407 km (874 miles) NE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia 3711 km (2305 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=180, Nph=180, Dmin=818.2 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0008m6b |
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