6.6 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.6
Date-Time
  • 14 Apr 2013 01:32:27 UTC
  • 14 Apr 2013 11:32:27 near epicenter
  • 13 Apr 2013 17:32:27 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.504S 154.548E
Depth 64 km
Distances
  • 105 km (65 mi) WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
  • 114 km (70 mi) WSW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
  • 347 km (215 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 498 km (308 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
  • 677 km (419 mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 7.7 km
Parameters Nph = 88; Dmin = 367.3 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 37°
Version = D
Event ID us b000g6lc

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