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6.4 Mw – NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.4 Mw
Date-Time
  • 14 Mar 2012 21:13:11 UTC
  • 15 Mar 2012 07:13:11 near epicenter
  • 14 Mar 2012 13:13:11 standard time in your timezone
Location 5.642S 151.024E
Depth 47 km
Distances
  • 177 km (110 miles) ENE (68 degrees) of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
  • 204 km (127 miles) SW (219 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
  • 343 km (213 miles) S (176 degrees) of Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
  • 462 km (287 miles) ENE (75 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
  • 599 km (372 miles) NE (45 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.9 km; Vertical 9.3 km
Parameters Nph = 251; Dmin = 203.7 km; Rmss = 1.16 seconds; Gp = 43°
M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID US b0008hb9

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