7.2 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.2
Date-Time
  • 7 May 2015 07:10:22 UTC
  • 7 May 2015 17:10:22 near epicenter
  • 6 May 2015 23:10:22 standard time in your timezone
Location 7.277S 154.534E
Depth 22 km
Distances
  • 149 km (92 mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
  • 161 km (100 mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
  • 409 km (254 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
  • 521 km (323 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
  • 642 km (398 mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 3.0 km; Vertical 4.0 km
Parameters Nph = 111; Dmin = 430.5 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 14°
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Event ID us 20002das

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