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14 May 2019

ALERT: Mw 7.5 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 10 km S Pakabong 14/05/2019 12:58 (UTC)

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Rapid Determination of Source Parameters
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WARNING : These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.
Location and magnitude estimations may be revised if necessary in
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EARTHQUAKE on 14/05/2019 at 12:58 (UTC)
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 10 km S Pakabong

MAGNITUDE: Mw 7.5

Data provided by: AUST BUD DJA GFZ GSRC KAN MAD NEIC PT PTWC R
SNC SC3

Latitude = 4.08 S
Longitude = 152.57 E
Origin Time = 12:58:25.7 (UTC)
Depth = 10 Km (f)
RMS = 1.43 sec
Gap = 20 degrees
95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = not determined
- Semi minor = not determined
- Azimuth of major axis = not determined

Number of data used = 122

Preliminary location computed on Tue May 14 13:20:00 2019 (UTC)
Done by Sophie Merrer

Comments :

Message number: 2782

All magnitudes estimations :
M 7.3 (AUST) M 7.4 (BUD) M 7.7 (DJA) M 7.3 (GFZ)
Mb5.9 (GSRC) Mw6.9 (KAN) Mw7.5 (NEIC) Mi7.7 (PT) M
w7.7 (PTWC) M 7.7 (RSNC) M 7.3 (SC3)

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