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Magnitude 4.8 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 01:52:55 UTC

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Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 01:52:55 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 11:52:55 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 6.22S 154.07E
    Depth 71 kilometers
    Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
    Distances 165 km (100 miles) W of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
    225 km (140 miles) SSE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG
    840 km (520 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
    2355 km (1460 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.9 km; depth +/- 18.7 km
    Parameters Nst=50, Nph=50, Dmin=737.8 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Erho=7.9 km, Erzz=18.7 km, Gp=62.8 degrees
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