Updated Info
I think it has been updated to a 5.7 M Quake
Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.7
Date-Time
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 16:38:49 UTC
Monday, November 01, 2010 at 02:38:49 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.385°S, 150.172°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
70 km (45 miles) ESE of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
90 km (55 miles) S of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
475 km (295 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2355 km (1460 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=201, Nph=201, Dmin=471.5 km, Rmss=1.33 sec, Gp= 18°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usa00046kx