Magnitude 5.7 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	5.7
Date-Time	Friday, May 18, 2007 at 23:11:26 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 9:11:26 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	7.394°S, 151.871°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	210 km (130 miles) NNW of Kulumadau, Woodlark Island, PNG 280 km (175 miles) SE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG 565 km (350 miles) ENE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2220 km (1380 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 27, Nph= 27, Dmin=916.2 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 79°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2007cmcl