2012-12-08 16:35:17 (mb 5.7) NEAR S COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG. -7.2 143.9 (70fa9)

5.7 mb - NEAR S COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.7 mb
Date-Time	8 Dec 2012 16:35:17 UTC 9 Dec 2012 02:35:17 near epicenter 8 Dec 2012 22:05:17 standard time in your timezone
Location	7.211S 143.929E
Depth	10 km
Distances	157 km (98 miles) SSW (193 degrees) of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG 207 km (128 miles) SW (233 degrees) of Goroka, New Guinea, PNG 220 km (137 miles) WNW (293 degrees) of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG 343 km (213 miles) W (261 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 439 km (273 miles) NW (305 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 7.1 km
Parameters	Nph = 112; Dmin = 686.5 km; Rmss = 1.01 seconds; Gp = 29° M-type = mb; Version = 8
Event ID	us c000e6lb

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