2025-08-21 14:06:59 (M5.0) New Britain region, Papua New Guinea -5.1 151.4 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 21 Aug 2025 14:07:00 Time near the Epicenter (1): 22 Aug 2025 00:07:00 Time in your area (1): 21 Aug 2025 19:37:00
Location	5.064S 151.401E
Depth	140 km
Distances	124.9 km (77.5 mi) SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 150.1 km (93.1 mi) ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 283.5 km (175.8 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 479.0 km (297.0 mi) WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 521.2 km (323.1 mi) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.4 km; Vertical 6.7 km
Parameters	Nph = 63; Dmin = 128.2 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 77° Version =
Event ID	us 6000r2sr

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