== PRELIMINARY REPORT == Event type: Earthquake Region: New Britain region, Papua New Guinea Geographic coordinates: 6.506S, 153.329E Magnitude: 5.5 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 8 Dec 2023 15:27:27 Time near the Epicenter (1): 9 Dec 2023 02:27:27 Time in your area (1): 8 Dec 2023 15:27:27 Location with respect to nearby cities: 239.4 km (148.5 mi) W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 249.4 km (154.6 mi) W of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 266.5 km (165.2 mi) SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 368.7 km (228.6 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 517.8 km (321.1 mi) SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 7000lhhy This event has been reviewed by a seismologist (1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ. For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lhhy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ National Earthquake Information Center U.S. Geological Survey DISCLAIMER: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer This email was sent to quake@xxxxxxxxxxx You requested mail for events between -90.0/90.0 latitude and 180.0/-180.0 longitude (Default World Profile) for M5.5 at all times. To change your parameters, go to https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/ To unsubscribe, send a one-line reply to this message with: STOP quake@xxxxxxxxxxx