2018-02-28 02:45:44 (M6.0) NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -6.2 142.5 (70fa9)

M6.0 - NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	28 Feb 2018 02:45:44 UTC 28 Feb 2018 12:45:44 near epicenter 28 Feb 2018 08:15:44 standard time in your timezone
Location	6.172S 142.475E
Depth	10 km
Distances	120 km (75 miles) ENE (68 degrees) of Lake Murray, New Guinea, PNG 200 km (124 miles) W (259 degrees) of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 240 km (149 miles) E (91 degrees) of Tanahmerah, Irian Jaya, Indonesia 450 km (280 miles) SSE (154 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia 637 km (396 miles) NW (305 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.1 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 118; Dmin = 627.6 km; Rmss = 1.09 seconds; Gp = 19° Version =
Event ID	us 2000d90d

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