Magnitude 4.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2013 January 26 11:01:41 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.9 |
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Location | 6.133°S, 149.811°E |
Depth | 41.3 km (25.7 miles) |
Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Distances | 30 km (18 miles) ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea 73 km (45 miles) SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 319 km (198 miles) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea 335 km (208 miles) SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 15.9 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 65, Nph= 67, Dmin=338.4 km, Rmss=0.6 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6 |
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Event ID | usc000evw5 |
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