Magnitude 6.5 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2011 March 09 21:24:51 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.5 |
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| Location | 6.022°S, 149.659°E |
| Depth | 29 km (18.0 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 24 km (14 miles) NNE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 75 km (46 miles) SW of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 468 km (290 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2404 km (1493 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.6 km (8.5 miles); depth +/- 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 79, Nph= 88, Dmin=344 km, Rmss=1.37 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc0001wfq |
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