Magnitude 5.0 - PAPUA, INDONESIA

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2012 September 16 12:50:46 UTC

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 12:50:46 UTC Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 09:50:46 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	2.711°S, 138.699°E
Depth	52.9 km (32.9 miles)
Region	PAPUA, INDONESIA
Distances	209 km (129 miles) W of Abepura, Indonesia 223 km (138 miles) W of Jayapura, Indonesia 289 km (179 miles) W of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 364 km (226 miles) ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.2 km (10.1 miles); depth +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles)
Parameters	NST= 89, Nph= 90, Dmin=718 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cpyw

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