2023-12-08 15:27:26 (M5.5) New Britain region, Papua New Guinea -6.5 153.3 (70fa9)

M5.5 Earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.5
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 8 Dec 2023 15:27:27 Time near the Epicenter (1): 9 Dec 2023 02:27:27 Time in your area (1): 8 Dec 2023 20:57:27
Location	6.506S 153.329E
Depth	10 km
Distances	239.4 km (148.5 mi) W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 249.4 km (154.6 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 266.5 km (165.2 mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 368.7 km (228.6 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 517.8 km (321.1 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.7 km; Vertical 1.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 46; Dmin = 286.5 km; Rmss = 1.08 seconds; Gp = 93° Version =
Event ID	us 7000lhhy

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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