NEW GUINEA Earthquake Magnitude 6.8

M6.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.8

Date-Time 30 Apr 2015 10:45:0630 Apr 2015 20:45:07 near epicenter30 Apr 2015 05:45:06 standard time in your timezone Location 5.456S 151.824E Depth 60 km Distances 131 km (81 mi) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea186 km (115 mi) E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea338 km (210 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea419 km (260 mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea676 km (419 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.2 km; Vertical 7.3 km Parameters Nph = 71; Dmin = 145.0 km; Rmss = 1.11 seconds; Gp = 23°
Version = Event ID us 20002ag9