== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00984260.


Region: BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
Geographic coordinates: 6.500S, 154.193E
Magnitude: 6.0 Mw
Depth: 44 km
Universal Time (UTC): 16 Apr 2009 00:43:26
Time near the Epicenter: 16 Apr 2009 10:43:26
Local standard time in your area: 16 Apr 2009 07:43:26

Location with respect to nearby cities:
153 km (95 miles) WSW (258 degrees) of Arawa, Bougainville, PNG
270 km (168 miles) W (274 degrees) of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands
330 km (205 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Kulumadau, Woodlark Island, PNG
715 km (444 miles) WNW (297 degrees) of HONIARA, Solomon Islands
795 km (494 miles) E (88 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2009fmac

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/us2009fmac.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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