Date-Time
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 05:04:57 UTC

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 03:04:57 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
7.518°S, 146.767°E

Depth
121.2 km (75.3 miles)

Region
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances
89 km (55 miles) SSW of Lae, New Guinea, PNG

123 km (76 miles) ENE of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG

221 km (137 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2308 km (1434 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 12.9 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)

Parameters
NST=470, Nph=482, Dmin=212.6 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 11°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=9

Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID
usc00076e5