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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2015/08/14 00:05 |
| Universal datetime | 2015/08/13 14:05 |
| Latitude | -4.02 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 152.84 ° ± 4 km |
| Depth | 161 km (from location) ± 9 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 
|
867 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
714 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
988 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
389 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
978 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
730 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
794 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
344 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
857 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
276 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
901 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
80 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
632 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
656 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
887 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.39 |
| Azimuthal gap | 49.11 ° |
| Number of stations used | 38 |
| Number of phases used | 38 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 14:07:05.17 | -0.84 | 127.88 | 8.9 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 14:08:51.92 | 1.02 | 201.23 | 17.3 | Automatic |
| IU | GUMO | P | 14:09:12.67 | 0.03 | 335.94 | 19.31 | Automatic |
| II | KWAJ | P | 14:09:18.82 | 3.2 | 48.92 | 19.53 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 14:09:27.49 | -2.05 | 75.4 | 20.78 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 14:09:59.97 | -0.75 | 227.03 | 24.03 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 14:11:20.52 | -0.47 | 266.98 | 33 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 14:11:48.37 | -1.64 | 239.06 | 36.43 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 14:12:13.87 | 2.07 | 186.4 | 39.2 | Automatic |
| IU | MIDW | P | 14:12:45.67 | 1.16 | 39.81 | 43.14 | Automatic |
| IU | NWAO | P | 14:12:51.7 | -1 | 224.66 | 44.03 | Automatic |
| II | ERM | P | 14:13:15.72 | 2.6 | 350.14 | 46.87 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 14:13:23.22 | 0.03 | 331.91 | 48.12 | Automatic |
| IU | XMAS | P | 14:13:39.12 | -0.51 | 83.94 | 50.05 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 14:13:48.70 | -1.42 | 351.25 | 51.75 | Automatic |
| IU | KIP | P | 14:14:11.12 | -0.2 | 59.97 | 54.42 | Automatic |
| IU | POHA | P | 14:14:22.77 | -0.02 | 62.86 | 56.01 | Automatic |
| IU | PET | P | 14:14:28.60 | -1.23 | 4.15 | 57.25 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 14:14:38.19 | 3.15 | 295.26 | 57.74 | Automatic |
| IU | ADK | P | 14:14:59.7 | -0.95 | 20.85 | 61.61 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 14:15:11.97 | -1.15 | 358.83 | 63.62 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 14:15:26.57 | 0.59 | 328.1 | 65.5 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 14:15:43.7 | -0.75 | 348.56 | 68.39 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 14:15:46.62 | -0.55 | 196.88 | 68.84 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 14:16:20.54 | 1.28 | 176.98 | 74.2 | Automatic |
| II | KDAK | P | 14:16:26.2 | -1.11 | 26.65 | 75.59 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 14:16:36.57 | 0.37 | 352.46 | 77.25 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 14:16:52.72 | 0.38 | 318.97 | 80.05 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 14:16:55.42 | -2.56 | 21.68 | 81.21 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 14:17:11.7 | -0.29 | 304.53 | 83.6 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 14:17:14.77 | 0.55 | 313.6 | 84.22 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 14:17:22.42 | 0.1 | 180.01 | 85.91 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 14:17:54.87 | -0.55 | 56.49 | 92.81 | Automatic |
| IU | TUC | P | 14:18:18.92 | 2.03 | 57.91 | 97.53 | Automatic |
| II | UOSS | P | 14:18:16.12 | -1.69 | 294.65 | 97.71 | Automatic |
| IU | ANMO | P | 14:18:34.37 | 2.25 | 55.16 | 101.07 | Automatic |
| II | FFC | P | 14:18:36.22 | -0.15 | 34.74 | 102.01 | Automatic |
| IU | RSSD | P | 14:18:36.27 | -0.93 | 45.67 | 102.21 | Automatic |