6.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 7 Jul 2013 20:30:07 UTC
  • 8 Jul 2013 06:30:08 near epicenter
  • 7 Jul 2013 12:30:07 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.024S 149.748E
Depth 61 km
Distances
  • 30 km (18 mi) NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
  • 68 km (42 mi) SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
  • 315 km (195 mi) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
  • 334 km (207 mi) SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 472 km (292 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.6 km; Vertical 9.8 km
Parameters Nph = 78; Dmin = 336.2 km; Rmss = 0.67 seconds; Gp = 20°
Version = 6
Event ID us b000i8ey

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