Papua New Guinea Earthquake 6.3 Magnitude

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the eastern region of Papua New Guinea Sunday morning, April 18,2010.

The quake struck at 9:15 a.m.. New Guinea time ( 7:15 p.m., Saturday, April 17,2010, U.S. time ) Papua New Guinea Earthquake: 6.3 Magnitude Quake Strikes Papua!

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern region of Papua New Guinea and had a depthof 41.1 miles. The epicenter was about 20 miles east of Lae, Papua New Guinea and approximately 300 miles north of Port Moresby, the capital.
No Tsunami watch or warning has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Reports of damage or injuries are not available at this time.

Tsunami report from USGS:
* Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 09:15:24 AM at epicenter

Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time

* Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 23:15:24 UTC
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 6.744°S, 147.259°E
Depth 66.2 km (41.1 miles)
Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances 30 km (20 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
215 km (135 miles) NE of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG
300 km (185 miles) N of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
2370 km (1470 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles)
Parameters NST= 76, Nph= 77, Dmin=915 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
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