12/14/2011 — 7.3 magnitude earthquake in New Guinea — North of Australia

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December 14, 2011 — Another sizable earthquake for the region — this time a 7.3 magnitude in Papua New Guinea , north of Australia.. being a land based quake, there is no tsunami threat.

here is the link to the most recent earthquake update / forecast for the next two weeks:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/12132011-global-earthquake-and-volcano-overview-two-week-outlook/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00076e5.php

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	7.3
Date-Time	Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 05:04:56 UTC Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 03:04:56 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	7.507°S, 146.791°E
Depth	115.1 km (71.5 miles)
Region	EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances	89 km (55 miles) SSW of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 123 km (76 miles) ENE of Kerema, New Guinea, PNG 221 km (137 miles) NNW of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea 2308 km (1434 miles) NNW of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia