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Magnitude 4.6 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2007 July 29 22:48:42 UTC

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Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 22:48:42 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 30, 2007 at 8:48:42 AM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 5.301°S, 152.018°E
    Depth 53.9 km (33.5 miles)
    Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
    Distances 120 km (75 miles) S of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
    145 km (90 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG
    705 km (435 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
    2460 km (1530 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 26 km (16.2 miles)
    Parameters Nst= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=702 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp=108°,
    M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
    Source
      USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID us2007fjbl
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