Earthquake Location

Magnitude 6.2 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 22:41:50 UTC

Earthquake Location World Location
Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Map of PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Map of PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver