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Magnitude 5.6 - PAPUA, INDONESIA

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.6 (Moderate)
Date-Time
  • Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 03:28:52 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 12:28:52 PM
    = local time at epicenter
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    Location 3.723°S, 140.127°E
    Depth 30 km (18.6 miles) set by location program
    Region PAPUA, INDONESIA
    Distances
  • 147 km (91 miles) SSW (206°) from Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
  • 174 km (108 miles) SW (228°) from Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
  • 269 km (167 miles) N (356°) from Tanahmerah, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
  • 1009 km (627 miles) NW (309°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
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    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst= 45, Nph= 45, Dmin=998.6 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 50°,
    M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
    Source
  • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
    World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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    Event ID usniaf

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