7.1 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time
  • 1 May 2015 08:06:05 UTC
  • 1 May 2015 18:06:05 near epicenter
  • 1 May 2015 00:06:05 standard time in your timezone
Location 5.217S 151.774E
Depth 53 km
Distances
  • 110 km (68 mi) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 184 km (114 mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
  • 311 km (193 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
  • 431 km (267 mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
  • 689 km (427 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.7 km; Vertical 5.8 km
Parameters Nph = 116; Dmin = 121.7 km; Rmss = 1.36 seconds; Gp = 24°
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Event ID us 20002am6

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