Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.5 Date-Time 5 Mar 2017 22:47:54 UTC 6 Mar 2017 08:47:54 near epicenter 6 Mar 2017 02:47:54 standard time in your timezone Location 6.008S 149.344E Depth 28 km Distances 33 km (20 miles) NW (320 degrees) of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 272 km (169 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 328 km (204 miles) NNE (22 degrees) of Popondetta, New Guinea, PNG 451 km (280 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea Share this:TwitterFacebookLike Loading...