Magnitude 5.3 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 19:34:18 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 5.39S 151.88E |
| Depth | 47.9 kilometers |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. |
| Distances |
135 km (85 miles) SSW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 165 km (100 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 685 km (425 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2445 km (1520 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 10.8 km; depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=49, Nph=52, Dmin=683.4 km, Rmss=1.03 sec, Erho=10.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=93.5 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usembf |
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