== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event PT09087001.

Region: NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Geographic coordinates: 2.932S, 139.560E
Magnitude: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 53 km
Universal Time (UTC): 28 Mar 2009 17:59:28
Time near the Epicenter: 29 Mar 2009 02:59:28
Local standard time in your area: 29 Mar 2009 00:59:28

Location with respect to nearby cities:
134 km (83 miles) WSW (251 degrees) of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
194 km (120 miles) W (261 degrees) of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
365 km (227 miles) NNW (347 degrees) of Tanahmerah, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
1114 km (692 miles) NW (310 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009etbc

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009etbc.php
or
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