6.3 Mw - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

6.3 Mw - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.3 Mw
Date-Time
30 Aug 2008 06:54:06 UTC
30 Aug 2008 16:54:06 near epicenter
30 Aug 2008 00:54:06 standard time in your timezone
Location
6.194S 147.255E
Depth
56 km
Distances
68 km (42 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
189 km (118 miles) SE (124 degrees) of Madang, New Guinea, PNG
204 km (126 miles) E (94 degrees) of Goroka, New Guinea, PNG
364 km (226 miles) N (1 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.7 km; Vertical 14.6 km
Parameters
Nph = 68; Dmin = 355.4 km; Rmss = 0.96 seconds; Gp = 28°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008wiaq ***This event supersedes event PT08243011.
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