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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/03/27 00:12 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/03/26 14:12 |
| Latitude | -5.97 ° ± 10 km |
| Longitude | 148.96 ° ± 21 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 
|
433 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
234 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
526 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
320 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
361 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
589 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
139 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
396 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
648 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
721 | 15214 |
| Kavieng
|
427 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
443 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
403 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
473 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
408 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.33 |
| Azimuthal gap | 184.96 ° |
| Number of stations used | 9 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 14:13:01.87 | 0.97 | 207.34 | 3.87 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 14:16:31.67 | -1.18 | 224.11 | 19.91 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 14:20:05.7 | 0.24 | 347.46 | 43.69 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 14:22:43.67 | -0.04 | 1.01 | 65.56 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 14:23:43.37 | 1.26 | 6.67 | 75.05 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 14:24:03.57 | 0.7 | 353.66 | 78.72 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 14:24:03.17 | -2.18 | 320.08 | 79.03 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 14:24:27.62 | 1.94 | 314.4 | 82.79 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 14:24:31.92 | -1.7 | 22.38 | 84.46 | Automatic |