Magnitude 6.8 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2006 September 01 10:18:52 UTC

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Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	Friday, September 01, 2006 at 10:18:52 UTC Friday, September 01, 2006 at 08:18:52 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.822°S, 155.535°E
Depth	45.7 km (28.4 miles) set by location program
Region	BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	60 km (35 miles) S of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 125 km (75 miles) W of Chirovanga, Choiseul, Solomon Islands 960 km (600 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2310 km (1430 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.5 km (3.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=166, Nph=166, Dmin=564.8 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usscaw

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A strong earthquake occurred 60 km (40 miles) S of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG; 2310 km (1430 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia at 4:18 AM MDT, Sep 1, 2006 (8:18 PM local time in Papua New Guinea). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size.

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