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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.2 mb |
| Local datetime | 2015/10/18 06:44 |
| Universal datetime | 2015/10/17 20:44 |
| Latitude | -5.01 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 152.69 ° ± 5 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 
|
782 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
659 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
939 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
346 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
944 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
643 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
766 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
288 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
818 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
340 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
864 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
108 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
572 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
685 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
823 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.88 |
| Azimuthal gap | 54.94 ° |
| Number of stations used | 21 |
| Number of phases used | 21 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 20:46:36.77 | 3.5 | 231 | 7.03 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 20:46:54.42 | 1.56 | 121.99 | 8.45 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 20:48:39.42 | 0.54 | 201.99 | 16.32 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 20:49:39.29 | 3.01 | 73.03 | 21.19 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 20:49:56.72 | -0.99 | 228.49 | 23.25 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 20:52:55.77 | 1.69 | 343.09 | 43.71 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 20:53:36.82 | 1.42 | 332.45 | 48.93 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 20:54:43.97 | 0.28 | 295.87 | 58.03 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 20:55:27.92 | 1.39 | 358.92 | 64.61 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:55:39.47 | 1.56 | 328.4 | 66.27 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 20:55:46.57 | -1.64 | 196.95 | 67.85 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:55:56.72 | -0.13 | 348.7 | 69.34 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 20:56:21.42 | 1.05 | 279.21 | 72.87 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 20:56:19.54 | -1.46 | 176.94 | 73.21 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 20:56:46.77 | -2.37 | 352.53 | 78.22 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 20:57:04.12 | 0.59 | 319.11 | 80.71 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 20:57:06.92 | -3.96 | 21.66 | 82.19 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 20:57:20.42 | -1.04 | 304.64 | 84.04 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 20:57:24.67 | -0.33 | 313.69 | 84.79 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 20:57:22.72 | -2.68 | 180.01 | 84.92 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 20:57:45.42 | -2 | 323.43 | 89.47 | Automatic |