Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake- NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

M6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
16 Sep 2015 14:03:22 UTC
17 Sep 2015 00:03:22 near epicenter
16 Sep 2015 09:03:22 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.001S 151.454E
Depth 6 km
Distances
153 km (94 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
203 km (125 mi) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
385 km (238 mi) S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
452 km (280 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
605 km (375 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.7 km; Vertical 3.5 km
Parameters Nph = 105; Dmin = 215.1 km; Rmss = 1.13 seconds; Gp = 20°
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Event ID us 20003jyz
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