6.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time
  • 10 Mar 2013 22:51:56 UTC
  • 11 Mar 2013 08:51:57 near epicenter
  • 10 Mar 2013 14:51:56 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.748S 148.242E
Depth 84 km
Distances
  • 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
  • 139 km (86 mi) E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
  • 180 km (111 mi) ENE of Wau, Papua New Guinea
  • 182 km (112 mi) ENE of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
  • 320 km (198 mi) NNE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 9.4 km
Parameters Nph = 75; Dmin = 528.5 km; Rmss = 1.64 seconds; Gp = 21°
Version = 9
Event ID us b000fij4

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