6.2 Mw - NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2 Mw
Date-Time
  • 12 Sep 2011 22:44:32 UTC
  • 13 Sep 2011 08:44:32 near epicenter
  • 12 Sep 2011 14:44:32 standard time in your timezone
Location 3.678S 144.050E
Depth 34 km
Distances
  • 44 km (27 miles) ESE (104 degrees) of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG
  • 241 km (150 miles) N (355 degrees) of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG
  • 264 km (164 miles) NW (311 degrees) of Madang, New Guinea, PNG
  • 393 km (244 miles) ESE (109 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
  • 732 km (455 miles) NNW (331 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 6.4 km
Parameters Nph = 88; Dmin = 410.8 km; Rmss = 1.29 seconds; Gp = 28°
M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID US c0005tbb

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