22 MAR 2009 ( 81)
ot = 19:34:18.96 +/- 0.32 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
lat = -5.390 +/- 5.5
lon = 151.881 +/- 7.8 MAGNITUDE 5.3 (GS)
dep = 47.9 (depth phases)
135 km (85 miles) SSW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG (pop 17,000)
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
nph = 49 of 55 se = 1.03 FE=192 A
error ellipse = (112.3, 0.0, 10.8; 22.3, 0.0, 6.5; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
mb = 5.1 ( 31) ML = 0.0 ( 0) mblg = 4.1 ( 6) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 0.0 ( 0)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
PMG eP 19:35:48.69 1.4 6.2 229 b:5.3+2 .70 6.1X PMG
COEN eP 19:37:08.11 -0.5 12.1 225 g:2.4-1 1.0 4.5 b:2.4+2 1.0 6.2X COEN
CTAO qP 19:37:56.26 0.5 15.6 200 g:3.8-2 .90 3.9 b:3.8+1 .90 4.6 CTAO
EIDS eP 19:38:48.03 1.7 19.9 182 g:6.2-2 1.0 4.2 b:1.2+2 1.3 5.1 EIDS
GUMO eP 19:38:50.70 1.9 20.1 340 g:3.3-1 1.0 5.0 b:3.3+2 1.0 5.6 GUMO
WRAB eP 19:39:12.47 -0.6 22.4 228 b:1.1+2 .90 5.3 WRAB
ARMA eP 19:39:36.15 -1.5 24.9 181 g:2.4-2 1.0 4.0 b:1.7+2 1.8 5.3 ARMA
AS31 eP 19:39:39.79 0.3 25.1 222 AS31
STKA eP 19:40:04.89 -1.0 28.1 199 g:4.0-3 .95 3.3 b:4.0+0 .95 4.0X STKA
FITZ eP 19:40:11.05 0.3 28.6 242 b:1.2+2 .88 5.5 FITZ
MBWA eP 19:41:05.96 -0.2 34.9 240 b:4.0+1 .80 5.4 MBWA
YULB eP 19:42:02.56 2.0 41.4 315 YULB
SSLB eP 19:42:03.05 -1.5 41.8 315 SSLB
KSM eP 19:42:04.92 -1.7 42.1 278 b:6.2+1 .60 5.5 KSM
QIZ eP 19:42:54.68 1.2 48.0 302 QIZ
KULM eP 19:43:22.48 -3.4X 52.2 281 b:9.3+0 1.1 4.7 KULM
ENH eP 19:43:38.38 0.6 53.9 314 b:7.3+1 1.2 5.6 ENH
CHTO eP 19:44:03.10 -0.2 57.4 296 b:4.5+1 1.3 5.4 CHTO
CM31 eP 19:44:04.10 1.7 57.3 296 b:2.6+1 1.0 5.2 CM31
HIA eP 19:44:28.10 -0.7 61.2 337 b:1.1+1 .60 5.2 HIA
ULN eP 19:45:00.46 -0.3 66.0 329 b:1.8+1 1.1 5.0 ULN
LSA eP 19:45:13.54 0.5 67.8 305 b:1.1+1 .85 4.9 LSA
YAK eP 19:45:22.45 1.1 69.4 349 b:1.9+1 .65 5.2 YAK
TLY eP 19:45:25.58 -0.8 70.1 330 b:5.7+0 1.0 4.5 TLY
BILL eP 19:45:49.51 0.6 74.0 6 b:6.3+0 .90 4.6 BILL
MK31 eP 19:46:24.08 -0.2 80.2 319 MK31
TRF eP 19:46:27.18 -1.9 81.1 23 b:4.3+0 .62 4.6 TRF
SML eP 19:46:28.68 0.1 81.0 25 b:2.7+0 .60 4.4 SML
ZAA0 eP 19:46:28.77 -0.5 81.1 327 ZAA0
COLA eP 19:46:37.33 -0.1 82.7 22 b:6.0+0 .55 4.8 COLA
COLD eP 19:46:38.57 -0.8 83.1 19 COLD
DOT eP 19:46:41.68 -0.5 83.6 24 b:1.9+0 .56 4.3 DOT
KURK eP 19:46:42.25 -0.3 83.7 322 b:3.3+1 1.2 5.2 KURK
EKS2 eP 19:46:48.58 -0.7 84.9 314 b:4.9+1 1.2 5.5 EKS2
DAWY eP 19:46:53.13 0.6 85.7 24 DAWY
KBL eP 19:46:59.45 -1.1 87.1 305 b:4.4+0 .93 4.7 KBL
KKAR eP 19:47:01.69 0.5 87.4 314 b:2.1+1 1.1 5.3 KKAR
DLBC eP 19:47:05.85 0.3 88.4 31 DLBC
BRVK eP 19:47:07.80 -1.9 89.2 323 b:2.0+1 1.2 5.3 BRVK
INK eP 19:47:09.55 -0.3 89.3 21 b:1.1+1 1.2 5.1 INK
NV11 eP 19:47:29.32 0.2 93.3 52 NV11
DAC eP 19:47:31.06 0.5 93.6 54 b:2.1+1 1.2 5.4 DAC
epP 19:47:44.37 depth = 44.1
ABKAReP 19:47:36.65 -1.3 95.3 319 b:1.1+0 .68 4.4 ABKA
epP 19:47:52.42 depth = 54.3
MFID eP 19:47:39.93 1.6 95.3 47 b:3.4+1 1.7 5.5 MFID
epP 19:47:53.51 depth = 45.2
WALA eP 19:47:45.00 0.1 96.8 41 b:9.4-1 1.6 4.1X WALA
BUR08ePKPdf 19:53:01.16 0.2 118.1 322 BUR0
KHC ePKPdf 19:53:12.52 0.4 124.0 328 KHC
SAML ePKPdf 19:53:43.45 -3.8X 142.3 112 SAML
TAM ePKPdf 19:53:47.47 -1.5 143.2 301 TAM
SPB ePKPdf 19:53:53.96 1.1 145.6 148 SPB
TOA0 ePKPdf 19:54:00.63 0.6 149.6 287 TOA0
ePKPbc 19:54:05.37 0.7X
Generated 2009 MAR 23 at 13:54 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
