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Type Event
Magnitude 5.3 mb
Local datetime 2016/03/04 07:47
Universal datetime 2016/03/03 21:47
Latitude -3.30 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 148.41 ° ± 6 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  695 283733
Lae  411 76255
Mt. Hagen  545 33623
Popondetta  606 28198
Madang  361 27419
Mendi  615 26252
Kimbe  315 18847
Goroka  455 18503
Wewak  531 18230
Kavieng  279 14490
Vanimo  792 11204
Kundiawa  487 9383
Rabaul  427 8074
Lorengau  188 5806
Kerema  586 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.92
Azimuthal gap 96.12 °
Number of stations used 19
Number of phases used 19

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 21:49:24.52 -0.32 191.41 6.23 Automatic
IU HNR P 21:50:59.27 1.25 118.72 13.01 Automatic
II WRAB P 21:52:41.97 -0.24 218.4 21.55 Automatic
IU TATO P 21:55:17.62 2.9 318.76 38.49 Automatic
IU MAJO P 21:55:36.2 1.54 347.46 40.96 Automatic
IU YSS P 21:56:48.60 -1.15 355.01 50.5 Automatic
IU CHTO P 21:57:15.99 2.53 296.41 53.44 Automatic
IU PET P 21:57:41.0 3.73 7.33 56.98 Automatic
IU ULN P 21:58:16.2 -0.64 330.05 62.6 Automatic
IU MA2 P 21:58:15.22 -2.87 1.34 62.9 Automatic
IU YAK P 21:58:46.62 2.43 350.58 66.88 Automatic
IU BILL P 21:59:16.7 -2.71 6.97 72.47 Automatic
IU TIXI P 21:59:36.67 -2.83 353.76 76 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 21:59:42.42 -1.41 319.85 76.63 Automatic
II NIL P 22:00:00.27 -0.34 305.1 79.55 Automatic
II KURK P 22:00:00.42 -1.96 322.89 79.98 Automatic
II AAK P 22:00:05.32 -0.27 314.23 80.53 Automatic
IU COLA P 22:00:14.27 0.39 22.6 82.21 Automatic
II BRVK P 22:00:31.32 -0.05 323.85 85.55 Automatic