PNG Quake_140312
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 21:13:11 UTC

Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 07:13:11 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
5.642°S, 151.025°E

Depth:
47.8 km (29.7 miles)

Region:
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances:
96 km (59 miles) E of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG

174 km (108 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG

598 km (371 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2429 km (1509 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 9.3 km (5.8 miles)

Parameters:
NST=251, Nph=251, Dmin=203.7 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

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

Event ID:
usb0008hb9