This is the THIRD 7.0 magnitude this week at this location.
First a 6.9M on April 30th, then a 7.2M on May 1st, now a 7.5M on May 4th…. all three earthquakes in the same location.
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I specifically covered the Papua New Guinea coming movement in the most recent earthquake forecast.
Earthquake forecast for Papua New Guinea, from May 1, 2015, is here: (begin talking about PNG at 4min)
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M7.5 – 130km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002bnf#scientific_origin:us_us20002bnfMagnitude | 7.5 mww |
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Location / uncertainty | 5.465°S 151.886°E± 6.6 km |
Depth / uncertainty | 42.0 km± 1.9 |
Origin Time | |
Number of Stations | – |
Number of Phases | 125 |
Minimum Distance | 144.16 km (1.29°) |
Travel Time Residual | 0.53 sec |
Azimuthal Gap | 22° |
FE Region | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea (192) |
Review Status | MANUAL |
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