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last updated: 06/23/09 09:28.58 (PDT)
On Tuesday June 23 2009 at 7:19 AM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.7) located in the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea.
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, SMM) for the USArray is 10219 km (91.82 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Summary
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Tuesday June 23, 2009 |
| Local Time: | 7:19 AM PST |
| Universal Time: | 06/23/09 (174) 14:19.17 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.7 Mw |
| Latitude: | -5.2610 |
| Longitude: | 153.4130 |
| Depth: | 35 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Proximity to Population Centers
- 95 km (60 miles) SSE of Taron, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- 180 km (110 miles) SE of Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- 825 km (510 miles) ENE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- 2460 km (1530 miles) N of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Maps
Mercator projection regional view
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. Triangle symbols are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray (excluding ANSS backbone stations and GSN stations, which are represented by a diamond symbol) and colored by network. Gray lines are major rivers.
| Transportable Array (TA) | |
| UC San Diego (AZ) | |
| CalTech (CI) | |
| Uni. Utah (UU) | |
| ANSS backbone stations (US) | |
| Global Seismograph Network (IU) |
Regional satellite view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.
Detailed terrain view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- 3 components recorded by SMM, the closest USArray station to the event (0.01 – 0.1 Band Pass filter applied)
- Large 3 components recorded by SMM, the closest USArray station to the event (0.01 – 0.1 Band Pass filter applied)
- Vertical components from the closest fifty USArray stations that recorded the event across the whole network (0.01 – 0.1 Band Pass filter applied)
3 components recorded by SMM, the closest USArray station to the event (0.01 – 0.1 Band Pass filter applied):
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Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
