2018-02-26 15:17:57 (M6.3) NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -6.5 143.3 (70fa9)

M6.3 - NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	26 Feb 2018 15:17:58 UTC 27 Feb 2018 01:17:58 near epicenter 26 Feb 2018 20:47:58 standard time in your timezone
Location	6.502S 143.262E
Depth	5 km
Distances	132 km (82 miles) SW (236 degrees) of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 198 km (123 miles) E (87 degrees) of Lake Murray, New Guinea, PNG 243 km (151 miles) W (259 degrees) of Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 414 km (257 miles) W (274 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 545 km (338 miles) NW (307 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.1 km; Vertical 4.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 64; Dmin = 535.9 km; Rmss = 0.86 seconds; Gp = 25° Version =
Event ID	us 2000d867

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