Magnitude 5.6 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 November 07 23:42:17 UTC

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 23:42:17 UTC Thursday, November 08, 2012 at 09:42:17 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	8.663°S, 148.046°E
Depth	96.5 km (60.0 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	24 km (14 miles) WNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea 129 km (80 miles) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 207 km (128 miles) SE of Wau, Papua New Guinea 223 km (138 miles) SE of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Parameters	NST= 87, Nph= 93, Dmin=672.4 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000dnwj

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