PNG Quake_280712
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time
Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC

Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 06:04:00 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
4.733°S, 153.173°E

Depth
66.7 km (41.4 miles)

Region
NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances
32 km (19 miles) SSE of Taron, PNG

108 km (67 miles) ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

309 km (192 miles) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea

347 km (215 miles) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 11.4 km (7.1 miles)

Parameters
NST=120, Nph=122, Dmin=126.9 km, Rmss=1.51 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

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

Event ID
usb000bid9