7.5 - 55km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.7
Date-Time
  • 29 Mar 2015 23:48:34 UTC
  • 30 Mar 2015 09:48:34 near epicenter
  • 29 Mar 2015 15:48:34 standard time in your timezone
Location 4.746S 152.560E
Depth 65 km
Distances
  • 54 km (33 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 282 km (175 mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
  • 309 km (192 mi) SE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
  • 367 km (228 mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
  • 789 km (489 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 5.5 km
Parameters Nph = 134; Dmin = 75.7 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 21°
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Event ID us 10001rvu

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