Earthquake Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.

Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.

2011 July 31 23:38:57 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 23:38:57 UTC Monday, August 01, 2011 at 09:38:57 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	3.569°S, 144.844°E
Depth	16.8 km (10.4 miles)
Region	NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Distances	134 km (83 miles) E of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG 211 km (131 miles) NNW of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 701 km (435 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2787 km (1731 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.2 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=125, Nph=125, Dmin=327.3 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: NOAA, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005706