Earthquake Magnitude Magnitude 5.6 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 5.6 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2011 July 01 16:25:45 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Friday, July 01, 2011 at 16:25:45 UTC Saturday, July 02, 2011 at 02:25:45 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.686°S, 147.927°E
Depth	17.3 km (10.8 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	102 km (63 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 186 km (115 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 317 km (196 miles) NNE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2365 km (1469 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.7 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters	NST= 94, Nph= 94, Dmin=312.8 km, Rmss=1.47 sec, Gp= 94°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0004lwh