Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. 2011 July 31 23:38:57 UTC Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 23:38:57 UTC Monday, August 01, 2011 at 09:38:57 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 3.569°S, 144.844°E Depth 16.8 km (10.4 miles) Region NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. Distances 134 km (83 miles) E of Wewak, New Guinea, PNG 211 km (131 miles) NNW of Madang, New Guinea, PNG 701 km (435 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2787 km (1731 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.2 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 5.8 km (3.6 miles) Parameters NST=125, Nph=125, Dmin=327.3 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 Source Magnitude: NOAA, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) fuente: usgs