© USGSEarthquake Location.
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
the RSOE EDIS Emergencyand Disaster Information Service is reporting it as a 7.3 and it's way too close to home in Aus form my comfort.