6.2 Mw - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.2 Mw
Date-Time	1 Feb 2010 22:28:17 UTC 2 Feb 2010 08:28:17 near epicenter 1 Feb 2010 14:28:17 standard time in your timezone
Location	6.102S 154.424E
Depth	33 km
Distances	125 km (78 miles) W (276 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG 252 km (157 miles) WNW (284 degrees) of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands 325 km (202 miles) SE (130 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 715 km (444 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands 823 km (512 miles) E (85 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 4.8 km; Vertical
Parameters	Nph = 169; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.06 seconds; Gp = 36° M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID	US 2010seb6 ***This event has been revised.

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