2023-08-12 17:17:56 (M4.9) New Britain region, Papua New Guinea -6.2 149.3 (1cbfb)

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M4.9 Earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	4.9
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 12 Aug 2023 17:17:57 Time near the Epicenter (1): 13 Aug 2023 03:17:57 Time in your area (1): 12 Aug 2023 09:17:57
Location	6.227S 149.275E
Depth	66 km
Distances	30.2 km (18.7 mi) W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea 121.3 km (75.2 mi) SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 258.0 km (160.0 mi) ENE of Lae, Papua New Guinea 303.4 km (188.1 mi) NNE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea 308.4 km (191.2 mi) ENE of Wau, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.9 km; Vertical 7.2 km
Parameters	Nph = 76; Dmin = 391.0 km; Rmss = 0.53 seconds; Gp = 79° Version =
Event ID	us 6000kzks

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