5.0 Mb - NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
19 Mar 2012 02:30:21 UTC
19 Mar 2012 12:30:21 near epicenter
19 Mar 2012 12:30:21 standard time in your timezone
Location 4.631S 152.955E
Depth 59 km
Distances
97 km (60 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
331 km (206 miles) SE (134 degrees) of Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
337 km (209 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
700 km (435 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
832 km (517 miles) NE (50 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 21.1 km; Vertical 11.3 km
Parameters Nph = 74; Dmin = 100.2 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 97°
M-type = Mb; Version = 8
Event ID US b0008jp2


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