Magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck New Britain region, Papua New Guinea today.
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time • 25 Sep 2017 20:29:25 UTC
• 25 Sep 2017 20:29:25 near epicenter
Location 6.193S 152.735E
Depth 5 km
Distances • 210.2 km (130.3 mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
• 296.3 km (183.7 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
• 313.3 km (194.3 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
• 453.5 km (281.1 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
• 520.3 km (322.6 mi) NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.7 km; Vertical 3.8 km
Parameters Nph = 82; Dmin = 230.0 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 31°
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- Depth 5 km.
- Date-Time • 25 Sep 2017 20.
- • 25 Sep 2017 20.
