New Guinea 7.3 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanisms
| Earthquake Details | Seismogram Explanation |
|---|---|
| Location: New Guinea Region Date: September 8, 2002 Time: 18:44:26 (UCT); 1:44 pm CDT Latitude: 3.20 S Longitude: 142.90 E Magnitude: 7.3 Mw Depth: 31 km Distance: 120.02 deg (8,287 miles from Milwaukee) | Pdiff-wave arrival time: not verified. Sdiff-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. |