(M6.6) NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

M6.6 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.6
Date-Time	4 Jul 2014 15:00:26 UTC 5 Jul 2014 01:00:26 near epicenter 4 Jul 2014 10:00:26 standard time in your timezone
Location	6.205S 152.821E
Depth	10 km
Distances	193 km (119 mi) S of Taron, Papua New Guinea 214 km (132 mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 300 km (186 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 305 km (189 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 717 km (444 mi) ENE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 88; Dmin = 234.3 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 19° Version = 1
Event ID	us c000rqgz

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