PNG Quake_170412
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 07:13:50 UTC

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 05:13:50 PM at epicenterTime of Earthquake in other Time Zones

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

Source:
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
usc00095c9