Earthquake Magnitude 6.6 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 6.6 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2011 June 16 00:03:36 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.6
Date-Time	Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 00:03:36 UTC Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 10:03:36 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.994°S, 151.095°E
Depth	21.5 km (13.4 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	115 km (71 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 173 km (107 miles) E of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 577 km (358 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2389 km (1484 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 7.3 km (4.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=178, Nph=180, Dmin=231.5 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00048