Magnitude 6.9 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2010 December 02 03:12:11 UTC

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Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Thursday, December 02, 2010 at 03:12:11 UTC Thursday, December 02, 2010 at 01:12:11 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	6.111°S, 149.849°E
Depth	32.1 km (19.9 miles)
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	35 km (20 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 70 km (45 miles) SSW of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 470 km (295 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2385 km (1480 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 2 km (1.2 miles)
Parameters	NST= 96, Nph=102, Dmin=332.8 km, Rmss=1.27 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0000i8z

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