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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/04/15 00:48 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/04/14 14:48 |
| Latitude | -4.35 ° ± 5 km |
| Longitude | 147.21 ° ± 8 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 
|
566 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
265 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
371 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
502 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
185 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
442 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
352 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
278 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
406 | 18230 |
| Kavieng
|
446 | 14490 |
| Vanimo
|
681 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
310 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
548 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
256 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
424 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.94 |
| Azimuthal gap | 144.31 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 14:49:21.97 | -2.09 | 180.53 | 5.06 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 14:51:23.87 | 1.9 | 112.6 | 13.63 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 14:52:42.72 | 2.12 | 217.7 | 19.99 | Automatic |
| IU | PET | P | 14:58:02.90 | 1.84 | 8.07 | 58.18 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 14:58:42.87 | 2.28 | 2.01 | 63.99 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 14:59:41.37 | 0.22 | 7.37 | 73.66 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 15:00:30.32 | -6.28 | 22.77 | 83.64 | Automatic |