18 de octubre,sismo 6,0ºRichter en REGIÓN DE NUEVA BRETAÑA, PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA

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Magnitude 6.0

Date-Time Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 05:05:05 UTC

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 03:05:05 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location 5.872°S, 151.001°E

Depth 21 km (13.0 miles)

Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances 100 km (62 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG

163 km (101 miles) ENE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG

576 km (357 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

2401 km (1491 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia



Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles)

Parameters NST=342, Nph=347, Dmin=226 km, Rmss=0.99 sec, Gp= 29°,

M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A

Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

FUEJNTE: USGS