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Type Event
Magnitude 5.4 mb
Local datetime 2014/09/16 12:35
Universal datetime 2014/09/16 02:35
Latitude -6.22 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 151.51 ° ± 4 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  596 283733
Lae  503 76255
Arawa  449 40266
Mt. Hagen  809 33623
Popondetta  457 28198
Madang  644 27419
Mendi  871 26252
Kimbe  169 18847
Goroka  678 18503
Kavieng  410 14490
Kundiawa  726 9383
Rabaul  233 8074
Gizo  624 6154
Lorengau  660 5806
Kerema  655 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.96
Azimuthal gap 63.67 °
Number of stations used 30
Number of phases used 30

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 02:36:42.52 3.4 233.28 5.36 Automatic
IU CTAO P 02:38:48.72 1.43 199.72 14.78 Automatic
II WRAB P 02:40:07.92 -0.74 228.93 21.58 Automatic
II KWAJ P 02:40:11.22 -1.63 47.06 21.98 Automatic
IU TARA P 02:40:22.54 1.71 71.18 22.68 Automatic
II MSVF P 02:41:11.67 -1.77 116.34 28.35 Automatic
II KAPI P 02:41:43.57 0.83 270.53 31.63 Automatic
IU MBWA P 02:42:03.77 -0.97 240.94 34.19 Automatic
IU AFI P 02:42:27.72 -0.64 104.92 36.91 Automatic
IU NWAO P 02:43:06.32 -0.08 225.46 41.55 Automatic
IU MAJO P 02:43:32.32 2.94 344.71 44.55 Automatic
IU RAR P 02:44:13.22 3.83 112.7 49.41 Automatic
IU INCN P 02:44:09.47 1.28 333.94 49.48 Automatic
IU XMAS P 02:44:29.94 3.62 82.41 51.63 Automatic
IU YSS P 02:44:39.30 -0.4 352.6 53.74 Automatic
IU CHTO P 02:45:08.57 -0.13 297 57.52 Automatic
IU ADK P 02:45:52.32 0 21.19 64.13 Automatic
IU MA2 P 02:46:01.47 -1.44 359.59 65.8 Automatic
IU CASY P 02:46:04.7 -3.35 196.74 66.35 Automatic
IU ULN P 02:46:11.37 2.13 329.23 66.69 Automatic
IU YAK P 02:46:32.5 0.66 349.32 70.3 Automatic
II PALK P 02:46:44.22 0.92 279.76 71.92 Automatic
II KDAK P 02:47:18.87 1.16 26.81 78.14 Automatic
IU TIXI P 02:47:22.76 -0.78 352.91 79.27 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 02:47:31.52 -1.43 319.5 80.86 Automatic
IU QSPA P 02:47:44.37 -3.64 180.01 83.71 Automatic
IU COLA P 02:47:44.32 -3.25 21.85 83.74 Automatic
II NIL P 02:47:47.62 -1.06 304.93 83.77 Automatic
II KURK P 02:47:48.27 -1.98 322.53 84.19 Automatic
II AAK P 02:47:52.97 -0.6 313.96 84.79 Automatic