6.4 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.4
Date-Time
  • 23 Apr 2013 23:14:42 UTC
  • 24 Apr 2013 09:14:42 near epicenter
  • 23 Apr 2013 15:14:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 3.920S 152.127E
Depth 17 km
Distances
  • 31 km (19 mi) N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
  • 50 km (31 mi) NNW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 209 km (129 mi) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
  • 284 km (176 mi) NE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
  • 819 km (507 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.3 km; Vertical 6.5 km
Parameters Nph = 95; Dmin = 30.4 km; Rmss = 0.58 seconds; Gp = 25°
Version = 7
Event ID us b000gen8

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