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Magnitude 5.2 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2009 May 06 13:33:11 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude5.2
Date-Time
Location 6.537°S, 154.950°E
Depth45.6 km (28.3 miles) set by location program
RegionBOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances75 km (45 miles) WSW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
185 km (115 miles) W of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands
915 km (570 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2325 km (1450 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST=116, Nph=116, Dmin=637.2 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009ghal
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