PNG Quake_060412
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time
Friday, April 06, 2012 at 16:15:55 UTC

Saturday, April 07, 2012 at 02:15:55 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
4.534°S, 153.497°E

Depth
85.4 km (53.1 miles)

Region
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances
52 km (32 miles) E of Taron, New Ireland, PNG

150 km (93 miles) ESE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG

884 km (549 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2543 km (1580 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles)

Parameters
NST=247, Nph=247, Dmin=152.5 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9

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

Event ID
usc0008xd7