Magnitude 6.8 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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2012 April 17 07:13:50 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 5.474°S, 147.097°E |
| Depth | 208.2 km (129.4 miles) |
| Region | EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 139 km (86 miles) N of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 146 km (90 miles) ESE of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 440 km (273 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2516 km (1563 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 11.8 km (7.3 miles); depth +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=584, Nph=609, Dmin=380.7 km, Rmss=0.88 sec, Gp= 11°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B |
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| Event ID | usc00095c9 |
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