Magnitude 5.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 September 22 13:31:04 UTC

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Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 13:31:04 UTC Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 11:31:04 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.289°S, 151.101°E
Depth	59 km (36.7 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	133 km (82 miles) SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 250 km (155 miles) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 412 km (256 miles) S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 415 km (257 miles) NE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 18.7 km (11.6 miles); depth +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles)
Parameters	NST= 39, Nph= 39, Dmin=260.5 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cu0x

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