Magnitude 5.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2012 May 03 16:14:18 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 5.492°S, 152.231°E |
| Depth | 57.7 km (35.9 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 142 km (88 miles) S of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 143 km (88 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 708 km (439 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2437 km (1514 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12 km (7.5 miles); depth +/- 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 60, Nph= 63, Dmin=143.6 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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| Event ID | usc0009i5m |
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