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Magnitude 5.1 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 02:17:29 UTC

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Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time
  • Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 02:17:29 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:17:29 AM local time at epicenter

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    Location 0.70S 133.14E
    Depth 35.0 kilometers
    Region NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
    Distances 105 km (65 miles) W of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia
    205 km (130 miles) E of Sorong, Papua, Indonesia
    1320 km (820 miles) NNE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
    2985 km (1860 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.7 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=53, Nph=53, Dmin=1560.1 km, Rmss=0.71 sec, Erho=6.7 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=54.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt (III) at Manokwari.
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