Magnitude 6.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2010 July 18 13:04:11 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.9 |
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| Location | 6.000°S, 150.436°E |
| Depth | 42 km (26.1 miles) |
| Region | NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Distances | 55 km (35 miles) SSE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 100 km (60 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 520 km (325 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=328, Nph=328, Dmin=522.2 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2010ywbk |
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Felt (III) at Port Moresby. Also felt at Goroka, Kimbe, Kokopo and Wau. Felt at Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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