2025-08-28 04:31:38 (M5.1) New Britain region, Papua New Guinea -5.8 152.6 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 28 Aug 2025 04:31:38 Time near the Epicenter (1): 28 Aug 2025 14:31:38 Time in your area (1): 28 Aug 2025 10:01:38
Location	5.752S 152.551E
Depth	10 km
Distances	158.9 km (98.5 mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 268.3 km (166.4 mi) E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 337.9 km (209.5 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 401.9 km (249.2 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 555.0 km (344.1 mi) NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.6 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 49; Dmin = 177.7 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 84° Version =
Event ID	us 7000qrhi

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