Magnitude 6.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2006 October 17 01:25:12 UTC

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Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 01:25:12 UTC Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 11:25:12 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	5.846°S, 151.010°E
Depth	32 km (19.9 miles) set by location program
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	100 km (60 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 165 km (105 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 575 km (360 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2400 km (1490 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=215, Nph=215, Dmin=578.2 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	ustyac

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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 IN THE NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA about 105 km (65 miles) ESE of Kimbe or about 575 km (355 miles) NE of Port Moresby at 7:25 PM MDT, Oct 16, 2006 (Oct 17 at 11:25 AM local time in 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.

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