6.6 Mwb - NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.6 Mwb
Date-Time	28 Jul 2012 20:04:00 UTC 29 Jul 2012 06:04:00 near epicenter 28 Jul 2012 15:04:00 standard time in your timezone
Location	4.733S 153.173E
Depth	66 km
Distances	124 km (77 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 311 km (193 miles) WNW (302 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 357 km (222 miles) SE (133 degrees) of Kavieng, New Ireland, PNG 719 km (447 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 843 km (524 miles) NE (52 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 11.4 km
Parameters	Nph = 122; Dmin = 127.1 km; Rmss = 1.51 seconds; Gp = 19° M-type = Mwb; Version = 6
Event ID	us b000bid9

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