6.1 earthquake, New Britain region, Papua New Guinea. Nov 1 2:38am at epicenter (13m ago, 88km ESE of Kandrian,

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
6.1
Date-Time
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 16:38:49 UTC
Monday, November 01, 2010 at 02:38:49 AM at epicenter
Location
6.604°S, 150.241°E
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
88 km (55 miles) ESE (118°) from Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
324 km (201 miles) NE (43°) from Popondetta, New Guinea, PNG
342 km (212 miles) SW (219°) from Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
358 km (223 miles) E (88°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
462 km (287 miles) NE (47°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 1.6 km (1.0 miles)
Parameters
NST= 40, Nph= 40, Dmin=341.8 km, Rmss=1.51 sec, Gp= 50°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=5
Source
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID
usa00046kx
Reports from : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usa00046kx.php