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Type Event
Magnitude 5.6 mb
Local datetime 2015/03/16 13:00
Universal datetime 2015/03/16 03:00
Latitude -4.12 ° ± 3 km
Longitude 151.93 ° ± 3 km
Depth 204 km (from location) ± 7 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  790 283733
Lae  619 76255
Arawa  465 40266
Mt. Hagen  877 33623
Popondetta  656 28198
Madang  693 27419
Kimbe  254 18847
Goroka  758 18503
Wewak  924 18230
Kavieng  211 14490
Kundiawa  801 9383
Rabaul  25 8074
Gizo  698 6154
Lorengau  567 5806
Kerema  795 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.14
Azimuthal gap 34.66 °
Number of stations used 41
Number of phases used 41

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 03:01:48.27 -0.56 221.65 7.1 Automatic
IU HNR P 03:02:19.47 -1.56 124.16 9.57 Automatic
IU CTAO P 03:03:52.7 1.87 198.65 16.9 Automatic
IU GUMO P 03:04:15.37 1.86 338.51 19.05 Automatic
II WRAB P 03:04:56.17 -0.79 225.84 23.31 Automatic
II MSVF P 03:05:49.32 1.24 120.04 28.97 Automatic
II KAPI P 03:06:16.17 0.35 267.13 32.09 Automatic
IU MBWA P 03:06:44.32 -1.31 238.61 35.61 Automatic
IU KNTN P 03:06:51.44 -0.57 89.07 36.3 Automatic
IU AFI P 03:06:58.67 0.15 107.71 37.09 Automatic
II TAU P 03:07:14.37 1.6 185.37 39 Automatic
IU TATO P 03:07:34.72 0.94 316.11 41.48 Automatic
IU SNZO P 03:07:41.67 0.7 154.47 42.41 Automatic
IU MAJO P 03:07:40.42 -1.89 343.65 42.64 Automatic
IU NWAO P 03:07:47.77 -1.14 224.13 43.33 Automatic
II ERM P 03:08:17.97 2.81 351.06 46.82 Automatic
IU INCN P 03:08:23.67 0.63 332.74 47.79 Automatic
IU RAR P 03:08:41.32 1.02 114.44 49.86 Automatic
IU XMAS P 03:08:48.97 0.17 84 50.96 Automatic
IU YSS P 03:08:51.85 -0.36 352.03 51.72 Automatic
IU POHA P 03:09:30.97 -0.08 63.14 56.86 Automatic
IU CHTO P 03:09:32.82 0.99 295.63 56.97 Automatic
IU PET P 03:09:33.70 0.44 4.79 57.43 Automatic
IU MA2 P 03:10:14.57 -1.23 359.34 63.71 Automatic
IU ULN P 03:10:26.22 0.68 328.54 65.11 Automatic
IU YAK P 03:10:45.25 -0.11 348.98 68.32 Automatic
IU CASY P 03:10:45.82 -1.15 196.62 68.48 Automatic
II TLY P 03:10:51.62 0.35 330.32 69.2 Automatic
II PALK P 03:11:09.87 0.17 279.03 71.99 Automatic
IU SBA P 03:11:21.84 0.94 176.79 74.14 Automatic
IU TIXI P 03:11:36.32 -1.69 352.73 77.24 Automatic
II DGAR P 03:11:50.2 0.03 263.24 79.06 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 03:11:50.67 -0.75 319.17 79.54 Automatic
IU COLA P 03:12:00.67 -1.42 21.87 81.64 Automatic
II NIL P 03:12:09.32 -0.35 304.67 82.91 Automatic
II AAK P 03:12:13.12 0.05 313.74 83.63 Automatic
IU QSPA P 03:12:22.32 -1.29 180.01 85.81 Automatic
II BRVK P 03:12:33.67 -1.97 323.49 88.3 Automatic
II PFO P 03:13:01.47 0.6 56.53 93.62 Automatic
II UOSS P 03:13:15.2 -1.03 294.66 96.93 Automatic
II ABPO P 03:13:41.87 1.66 249.48 102.47 Automatic