Two Large quakes; PAPUA NEW GUINEA
M7.2 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.2
Date-Time
7 Jul 2013 18:35:30 UTC
8 Jul 2013 04:35:30 near epicenter
7 Jul 2013 10:35:30 standard time in your timezone
Location 3.939S 153.882E
Depth 378 km
Distances
110 km (68 mi) ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea
185 km (114 mi) ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
311 km (192 mi) NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
374 km (231 mi) ESE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
904 km (560 mi) NW of Honiara, Solomon Islands
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.6 km; Vertical 12.4 km
Parameters Nph = 67; Dmin = 192.7 km; Rmss = 0.79 seconds; Gp = 21°
Version = 7
Event ID us b000i89z
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Another occurred in this region in another location
M6.8 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
7 Jul 2013 20:30:07 UTC
8 Jul 2013 06:30:08 near epicenter
7 Jul 2013 12:30:07 standard time in your timezone
Location 6.024S 149.748E
Depth 61 km
Distances
30 km (18 mi) NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
68 km (42 mi) SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
315 km (195 mi) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
334 km (207 mi) SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
472 km (292 mi) NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.6 km; Vertical 9.8 km
Parameters Nph = 78; Dmin = 336.2 km; Rmss = 0.67 seconds; Gp = 20°
Version = 6
Event ID us b000i8ey
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edit on 7-7-2013 by violet because: (no reason given)
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