Magnitude 6.7 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2007 June 28 02:52:09 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 02:52:09 UTC Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 12:52:09 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	7.938°S, 154.616°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	220 km (135 miles) SSW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 240 km (150 miles) ENE of Kulumadau, Woodlark Island, PNG 825 km (520 miles) E of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2160 km (1350 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 4 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst=238, Nph=238, Dmin=609.3 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2007edaf

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred about 220 km (135 miles) SSW of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG or about 825 km (520 miles) E of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea at 8:52 PM MDT, Jun 27, 2007 (Jun 28 at 12:52 PM local time in Papua New Guinea). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of damage.

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