28 SEP 2009 (271)
ot = 14:38:57.22 +/- 0.30 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
lat = -6.125 +/- 6.0
lon = 152.201 +/- 7.5 MAGNITUDE 5.1 (GS)
dep = 31.9 (depth phases)
205 km (125 miles) SSW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG
210 km (130 miles) S of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
665 km (410 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2370 km (1470 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
nph = 46 of 63 se = 0.91 FE=192 A
error ellipse = (124.1, 0.0, 11.2;214.1, 0.0, 5.8; 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
mb = 5.1 ( 30) ML = 0.0 ( 0) mblg = 4.0 ( 7) md = 0.0 ( 0) MS = 0.0 ( 0)
sta phase arrival res dist azm amp per mag amp per mag sta
PMG eP 14:40:24.62 1.2 6.0 237 d:2.1+2 6.1X L:7.2-1 .70 4.9X PMG
eS 14:41:34.39 S res = 3.7X g:4.6-1 .80 4.3 b:2.9+2 .75 6.0X
COEN eP 14:41:43.00 -0.5 11.8 228 g:1.3-1 .95 4.2 b:1.3+2 .95 6.1X COEN
CTAO qP 14:42:28.30 0.8 15.0 202 g:1.2-2 .95 3.4 b:3.7+1 1.4 4.5 CTAO
EIDS eP 14:43:18.16 0.0 19.2 183 g:1.6-2 1.0 3.6 b:4.6+1 1.3 4.5 EIDS
WRAB eP 14:43:49.49 -0.7 22.1 230 g:5.2-2 .95 4.3 b:3.9+1 .80 4.9 WRAB
AS31 eP 14:44:16.65 0.3 24.8 223 AS31
STKA eP 14:44:39.85 -0.7 27.5 200 g:5.2-3 1.1 3.3 b:5.2+0 1.1 4.1 STKA
FITZ eP 14:44:49.88 -0.2 28.5 243 g:3.6-2 .70 4.4 b:3.6+1 .70 5.2 FITZ
MBWA eP 14:45:44.62 -0.7 34.8 241 b:3.0+1 .95 5.2 MBWA
YHNB eP 14:46:55.67 2.7 42.9 317 YHNB
INCN eP 14:47:43.82 -1.0 49.5 333 INCN
ENH qP 14:48:22.66 -0.5 54.6 314 b:1.0+1 .93 4.8 ENH
CM31 eP 14:48:47.21 0.4 57.9 296 b:7.3+0 .83 4.8 CM31
CHTO eP 14:48:47.93 0.3 58.0 297 b:5.0+1 1.2 5.4 CHTO
PEA0BeP 14:48:54.96 -0.1 59.2 4 PEA0
ULN eP 14:49:46.20 0.3 66.8 329 b:6.0+0 1.0 4.6 ULN
LSA eP 14:49:58.06 0.7 68.5 305 b:8.6+0 .85 4.9 LSA
e 14:50:08.23 depth = 32.6
SEW eP 14:51:04.58 0.2 80.2 26 b:7.5+1 1.3 5.5 SEW
PPLA eP 14:51:06.35 -0.3 80.6 23 b:1.7+1 1.1 5.0 PPLA
PMR eP 14:51:08.28 -0.9 81.1 24 b:1.3+1 .84 5.0 PMR
MK31 eP 14:51:08.50 0.0 80.9 319 MK31
BPAW eP 14:51:11.50 -0.9 81.7 22 b:8.5+0 .90 4.8 BPAW
ZAA0 eP 14:51:12.65 -0.9 81.9 327 ZAA0
e 14:51:22.60 depth = 31.4
IM04 eP 14:51:12.76 0.0 81.8 20 IM04
e 14:51:22.75 depth = 31.6
IMA2 eP 14:51:13.23 -0.1 81.9 20 IMA2
e 14:51:23.53 depth = 32.6
MCK eP 14:51:14.62 -0.8 82.3 23 b:4.4+1 1.0 5.5 MCK
BMRM eP 14:51:18.13 0.3 82.7 26 b:1.9+1 .90 5.2 BMRM
COLA eP 14:51:19.34 -1.1 83.3 22 b:9.8+1 .85 6.0 COLA
e 14:51:29.37 depth = 31.6
COLD eP 14:51:23.19 0.7 83.7 19 b:7.2+0 .78 4.9 COLD
MENT qP 14:51:25.05 0.8 84.0 24 MENT
KURK eP 14:51:26.00 -0.7 84.4 322 b:2.0+1 .95 5.3 KURK
e 14:51:36.70 depth = 33.9
TKM2 eP 14:51:27.50 0.5 84.4 314 b:2.9+1 1.1 5.4 TKM2
e 14:51:37.58 depth = 31.7
SML eP 14:51:27.78 16.2X 81.6 24 SML
AAK eP 14:51:31.36 0.7 85.1 314 b:1.7+1 .65 5.4 AAK
e 14:51:41.44 depth = 31.7
EGAK eP 14:51:33.56 0.4 85.8 23 b:2.0+1 .95 5.3 EGAK
e 14:51:44.05 depth = 32.9
EKS2 eP 14:51:33.97 0.8 85.7 314 b:2.2+1 .73 5.5 EKS2
e 14:51:44.01 depth = 31.5
HYT eP 14:51:34.69 0.9 85.9 28 HYT
KKAR eP 14:51:44.98 0.1 88.1 314 b:1.1+1 1.0 5.1 KKAR
e 14:51:55.01 depth = 31.3
DLBC eP 14:51:47.99 0.0 88.8 31 DLBC
INK eP 14:51:52.40 -0.3 89.9 21 b:1.3+1 1.0 5.1 INK
e 14:52:02.26 depth = 30.7
BRVK eP 14:51:52.63 -0.9 90.0 323 b:6.9+0 .85 5.1 BRVK
e 14:52:02.93 depth = 32.1
NV11 eP 14:52:10.06 -0.2 93.5 52 NV11
e 14:52:20.23 depth = 31.7
ABKAReP 14:52:19.29 -2.3 96.1 319 b:1.8+0 .75 4.6 ABKA
SHPR eP 14:52:22.01 1.4 95.7 54 b:1.1+1 1.4 5.1 SHPR
LDFC eP 14:52:22.21 1.9 95.7 55 b:4.4+0 .48 5.2 LDFC
EDM eP 14:52:27.81 -0.4 97.5 37 EDM
TOA0 ePKPbc 14:58:45.28 -0.9 150.1 286 TOA0
e 14:58:55.67 3.5X
Generated 2009 SEP 28 at 16:02 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
