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Magnitude 6.8 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2006 September 1 10:18:52 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • Friday, September 1, 2006 at 10:18:52 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Friday, September 1, 2006 at 8:18:52 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 6.822°S, 155.535°E
    Depth 45.7 km (28.4 miles) set by location program
    Region BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
    Distances 60 km (35 miles) S of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
    125 km (75 miles) W of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands
    960 km (600 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
    2310 km (1430 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=166, Nph=166, Dmin=564.8 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 29°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usscaw
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  • The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A strong earthquake occurred 60 km (40 miles) S of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG; 2310 km (1430 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia at 4:18 AM MDT, Sep 1, 2006 (8:18 PM local time in Papua New Guinea). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size.

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