Magnitude 6.6 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - usdpaw
2005 September 29 15:50:23 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 15:50:23 (UTC) on Thursday, September 29, 2005. The magnitude 6.6 event has been located in the NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 5.437°S, 151.816°E |
| Depth | 25 km (15.5 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 145 km (90 miles) SSW of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 175 km (110 miles) SW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 675 km (420 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2445 km (1520 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=268, Nph=268, Dmin=674.9 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usdpaw |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
