PNG Quake 020812
© USGS
Date-Time
Thursday, August 02, 2012 at 09:56:44 UTC

Thursday, August 02, 2012 at 07:56:44 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
4.706°S, 153.228°E

Depth
70.6 km (43.9 miles)

Region
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances
34 km (21 miles) SE of Taron, PNG

114 km (70 miles) ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

304 km (188 miles) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea

354 km (219 miles) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14 km (8.7 miles); depth +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles)

Parameters
NST=245, Nph=256, Dmin=131.4 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

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

Event ID
usb000bldc