Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake PAPUA NEW GUINEA

M6.3 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake ReportMagnitude6.3Date-Time8 Feb 2016 16:19:13 UTC9 Feb 2016 02:19:13 near epicenter8 Feb 2016 11:19:13 standard time in your timezoneLocation6.636S 154.693EDepth30 kmDistances94 km (58 mi) WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea104 km (64 mi) WSW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea369 km (228 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea517 km (320 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea656 km (406 mi) WNW of Honiara, Solomon IslandsLocation UncertaintyHorizontal: 7.2 km; Vertical 3.9 kmParametersNph = 113; Dmin = 656.2 km; Rmss = 0.89 seconds; Gp = 15°
Version =Event IDus 20004yr0

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