Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2010/eq_101202_c0000i8z/neic_c0000i8z_w.html
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green
| Magnitude | 6.9 |
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| 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 |
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| Event ID | usc0000i8z |
