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New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 7.7 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 7.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
New Ireland Region, P.N.G. 7.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
Date: September 9, 2005
Time: 07:26:44 UTC; 2:26:44 am CDT
Latitude: 4.54 S
Longitude: 153.40 E
Magnitude: 7.7 Mw
Depth: 91 km
Distance: 113.84 deg (7,861 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: not verified.
S-wave arrival time: not verified.
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.