Magnitude 4.8 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 May 01 01:43:38 UTC

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Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Tuesday, May 01, 2012 at 01:43:38 UTC Tuesday, May 01, 2012 at 11:43:38 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.189°S, 147.011°E
Depth	58.7 km (36.5 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	60 km (37 miles) N of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 171 km (106 miles) SE of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 363 km (225 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2443 km (1518 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 31.4 km (19.5 miles); depth +/- 12.1 km (7.5 miles)
Parameters	NST= 17, Nph= 19, Dmin=356.2 km, Rmss=1.61 sec, Gp=126°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0009fv4

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