Magnitude 6.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2006 October 17 01:25:12 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.7 |
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Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
Location | 5.846°S, 151.010°E |
Depth | 32 km (19.9 miles) set by location program |
Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Distances | 100 km (60 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 165 km (105 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 575 km (360 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | Nst=215, Nph=215, Dmin=578.2 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
Event ID | ustyac |
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