Magnitude 5.3 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 October 03 06:26:17 UTC

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Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at 06:26:17 UTC Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at 04:26:17 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.277°S, 152.746°E
Depth	30.5 km (19.0 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	202 km (125 miles) S of Taron, PNG 219 km (136 miles) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 299 km (185 miles) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 308 km (191 miles) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 7.4 km (4.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=156, Nph=159, Dmin=239.3 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000d07t

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