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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2015/02/22 06:50 |
| Universal datetime | 2015/02/21 19:50 |
| Latitude | -8.95 ° ± 20 km |
| Longitude | 158.59 ° ± 13 km |
| Depth | 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
Port Moresby 
|
1253 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
1302 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
160 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
449 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1433 | 35901 |
| Popondetta
|
1137 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
1472 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
1005 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
1491 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
1112 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
1183 | 13397 |
| Rabaul
|
884 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
214 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
1467 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1408 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.56 |
| Azimuthal gap | 178.73 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 19:51:22.44 | -2.5 | 110.27 | 1.43 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 19:55:44.57 | 3.09 | 116.96 | 20.86 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 20:01:37.84 | -1.88 | 295.69 | 65.01 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:02:26.2 | -0.66 | 326.63 | 72.73 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:02:36.40 | 0.12 | 346.39 | 74.44 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 20:03:27.67 | 4.42 | 350.94 | 82.95 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 20:03:25.12 | -2.58 | 20.1 | 83.78 | Automatic |