M6.6 Strikes NEW BRITAIN REGION, PNG
Posted by feww on June 16, 2011
Strong earthquake strikes near Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
Earthquake Location Map
Source: USGS-EHP. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH.
EQ Details
- Magnitude: 6.6
- Date-Time: Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 00:03:36 UTC
- Location: 5.994°S, 151.095°E
- Depth: 21.5 km (13.4 miles)
- Region: NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Distances:
- 115 km (71 miles) ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, PNG
- 173 km (107 miles) E of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG
- 577 km (358 miles) NE of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
- 2389 km (1484 miles) N of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
- Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 15 km (9.3 miles); depth +/- 7.3 km (4.5 miles)
- Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
- Event ID: usc00048pr
Tsunami Status
NO warning, watch or advisory currently in place, PTWC said.
Typical Tsunami Travel Time from PNG Region (included for reference ONLY)
Fire Earth 
Dave Crowley said
thank goodness there is no tsunami warning/alert, with a 13m high wave hitting the american west coast there would be major damage!
feww said
You’d need a much greater earthquake striking across the Pacific to generate a 13-m high tsunami in the West Coast.