6.2 Earthquake in the West New Britain Region

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	6.2 (Strong)
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 11:48:58 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 9:48:58 PM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.468°S, 150.675°E
Depth	25.2 km (15.7 miles) set by location program
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	60 km (35 miles) E of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 150 km (95 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 585 km (365 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2445 km (1520 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 69, Nph= 69, Dmin=582.7 km, Rmss=1.35 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usqia8

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