Magnitude 6.8 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2007 September 26 12:36:23 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 4.880°S, 153.402°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 60 km (40 miles) SE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 155 km (95 miles) ESE of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 855 km (530 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2505 km (1550 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 8.4 km (5.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=116, Nph=116, Dmin=851 km, Rmss=1.39 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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| Event ID | us2007htaw |
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Earthquake Summary
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 60 km (40 miles) SE of Taron, New Ireland, PNG 855 km (530 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea at 6:36 AM MDT, Sep 26, 2007 (10:36 PM local time in Papua New Guinea). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available.
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