Papua Earthquake
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 14:00:51 UTC

Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 12:00:51 AM at epicenter

Location:
3.380°S, 152.231°E

Depth:
423.5 km (263.2 miles)

Distances:
95 km (60 miles) N of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG

150 km (95 miles) NW of Taron, New Ireland, PNG

870 km (540 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2670 km (1660 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 6 km (3.7 miles); depth +/- 19.5 km (12.1 miles)

Parameters:
NST=227, Nph=228, Dmin=870.5 km, Rmss=0.66 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2010ubaw

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.