Magnitude 4.9 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 September 08 17:45:37 UTC

Magnitude	4.9
Date-Time	Saturday, September 08, 2012 at 17:45:37 UTC Sunday, September 09, 2012 at 03:45:37 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.716°S, 146.149°E
Depth	139.9 km (86.9 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	57 km (35 miles) SSE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea 76 km (47 miles) NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea 92 km (57 miles) W of Lae, Papua New Guinea 92 km (57 miles) NW of Wau, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 12.5 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles)
Parameters	NST=149, Nph=169, Dmin=317.3 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cj28

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