M5.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
16 Mar 2013 12:36:39 UTC
16 Mar 2013 22:36:40 near epicenter
16 Mar 2013 04:36:39 standard time in your timezone
Location 4.599S 151.925E
Depth 160 km
Distances
46 km (28 mi) SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
223 km (138 mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
256 km (158 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
438 km (271 mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
749 km (464 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.6 km; Vertical 7.8 km
Parameters Nph = 66; Dmin = 52.6 km; Rmss = 0.76 seconds; Gp = 47°
Version = A
Event ID us b000flu6