Magnitude 4.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 May 02 09:22:29 UTC

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Magnitude	4.9
Date-Time	Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 09:22:29 UTC Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 07:22:29 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.448°S, 152.117°E
Depth	35.5 km (22.1 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	138 km (85 miles) S of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 148 km (91 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 702 km (436 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2442 km (1517 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 18.3 km (11.4 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=107, Nph=109, Dmin=139.1 km, Rmss=1.14 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0009h5s

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