[Geology2] (Mw 7.3) EASTERN NEW GUINEA

                    == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==



Region:                            EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Geographic coordinates:             7.507S, 146.790E
Magnitude:                        7.3 Mw
Depth:                            115 km
Universal Time (UTC):             14 Dec 2011  05:04:56
Time near the Epicenter:          14 Dec 2011  15:04:56
Local standard time in your area: 13 Dec 2011  23:04:56

Location with respect to nearby cities:
 87 km (54 miles) SSW (195 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
 125 km (77 miles) ENE (65 degrees) of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG
 212 km (132 miles) NW (311 degrees) of Popondetta, New Guinea, PNG
 223 km (138 miles) NNW (348 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID                     :  US c00076e5

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00076e5.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/

NOTE: NO Tsunami was generated.


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