Magnitude 6.0 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA

M6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time15 Oct 2016 08:03:39 UTC15 Oct 2016 18:03:39 near epicenter
15 Oct 2016 03:03:39 standard time in your time zone

Location 4.271S 150.409EDepth451 km Distances144 km (89 mi) NNE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea192 km (119 mi) SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea206 km (127 mi) W of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea466 km (288 mi) NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea674 km (417 mi) NNE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Location UncertaintyHorizontal: 9.6 km; Vertical 7.0 kmParametersNph = 168; Dmin = 194.8 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 18°
Version =Event IDus 20007ebu

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