6.3 Mwp - NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.3 Mwp
Date-Time
2 Aug 2012 09:56:44 UTC
2 Aug 2012 19:56:44 near epicenter
2 Aug 2012 01:56:44 standard time in your timezone
Location 4.706S 153.228E
Depth 70 km
Distances
128 km (80 miles) ESE (115 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
307 km (191 miles) WNW (303 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
359 km (223 miles) SE (132 degrees) of Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
726 km (451 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
850 km (528 miles) NE (52 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.0 km; Vertical 9.1 km
Parameters Nph = 256; Dmin = 131.6 km; Rmss = 0.83 seconds; Gp = 19�
M-type = Mwp; Version = 7
Event ID us b000bldc


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