Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
* Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 14:00:51 UTC
* Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 12:00:51 AM at epicenter
Location 3.380°S, 152.231°E
Depth 423.5 km (263.2 miles)
Region NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
* 93 km (58 miles) N (3°) from Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
* 183 km (114 miles) ESE (120°) from Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG
* 436 km (271 miles) NE (43°) from Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
* 690 km (429 miles) ENE (57°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
* 876 km (544 miles) NE (40°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6 km (3.7 miles); depth +/- 19.5 km (12.1 miles)
Parameters NST=227, Nph=228, Dmin=870.5 km, Rmss=0.66 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source
* U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID us2010ubaw |