Magnitude 4.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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2012 November 15 00:00:06 UTC

Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 00:00:06 UTC Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 10:00:06 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.802°S, 151.723°E
Depth	8.8 km (5.5 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	171 km (106 miles) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 176 km (109 miles) E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 371 km (230 miles) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 425 km (264 miles) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 25.8 km (16.0 miles); depth +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles)
Parameters	NST= 42, Nph= 42, Dmin=184.8 km, Rmss=1.37 sec, Gp= 76°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=2
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000dsu0

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