Magnitude 6.8 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2006 September 1 10:18:52 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.8 |
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Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
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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