M5.2 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time
16 Mar 2013 16:39:43 UTC
17 Mar 2013 02:39:43 near epicenter
16 Mar 2013 08:39:43 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.225S 149.861E
Depth 57 km
Distances
34 km (21 mi) E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
80 km (49 mi) SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
322 km (199 mi) E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
331 km (205 mi) NNE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea
462 km (286 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 9.2 km
Parameters Nph = 35; Dmin = 340.6 km; Rmss = 0.66 seconds; Gp = 48°
Version = 6
Event ID us b000flv7


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