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Magnitude 5.5 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.

Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 15:42:14 UTC

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Magnitude 5.5
Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 15:42:14 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 23, 2007 at 01:42:14 AM local time at epicenter

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    Location 2.79S 141.78E
    Depth 35 kilometers
    Region NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
    Distances 60 km (35 miles) ESE of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
    125 km (75 miles) ESE of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
    945 km (590 miles) NW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
    2985 km (1850 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.5 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=71, Nph=71, Dmin=1241.2 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Erho=6.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=51.4 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usfcay

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