M6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

M6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude6.0Date-Time7 Mar 2015 22:18:58 UTC8 Mar 2015 08:18:58 near epicenter7 Mar 2015 17:18:58standard time in your timezoneLocation6.550S 151.737EDepth23 kmDistances208 km (129 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea249 km (154 mi) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea422 km (262 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea442 km (274 mi) NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea595 km (369 mi) ENE of Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 7.0 km; Vertical 3.9 kmParametersNph = 114; Dmin = 265.1 km; Rmss = 0.89 seconds; Gp = 19°
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