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Type Event
Magnitude 5.9 mb
Local datetime 2016/06/22 03:12
Universal datetime 2016/06/21 17:12
Latitude -3.38 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 151.76 ° ± 3 km
Depth 350 km (from location) ± 8 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  842 283733
Lae  646 76255
Arawa  527 40266
Mt. Hagen  881 33623
Popondetta  712 28198
Madang  694 27419
Kimbe  300 18847
Goroka  768 18503
Wewak  903 18230
Kavieng  137 14490
Kundiawa  809 9383
Rabaul  101 8074
Gizo  767 6154
Lorengau  520 5806
Kerema  827 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.77
Azimuthal gap 28.33 °
Number of stations used 43
Number of phases used 43

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 17:13:57.92 0.6 216.94 7.56 Automatic
IU HNR P 17:14:28.32 0.52 127.09 10.14 Automatic
IU CTAO P 17:15:49.22 -0.48 197.38 17.55 Automatic
II KWAJ P 17:16:13.87 -1.47 52.29 19.95 Automatic
IU TARA P 17:16:29.34 -2.58 77.73 21.68 Automatic
II WRAB P 17:16:46.82 -2.87 224.35 23.71 Automatic
IU FUNA P 17:17:28.59 2.13 101.93 27.76 Automatic
II MSVF P 17:17:41.22 -0.21 121.05 29.5 Automatic
II KAPI P 17:18:03.37 0.12 265.94 31.96 Automatic
IU MBWA P 17:18:35.2 -0.93 237.61 35.85 Automatic
IU AFI P 17:18:53.62 3.65 108.59 37.49 Automatic
II TAU P 17:19:08.2 1.32 185.09 39.73 Automatic
IU MAJO P 17:19:22.87 -1.09 343.62 41.88 Automatic
IU SNZO P 17:19:34.2 -0.61 154.65 43.16 Automatic
IU MIDW P 17:19:36.94 0.52 41.2 43.35 Automatic
IU NWAO P 17:19:41.62 1.79 223.46 43.75 Automatic
IU INCN P 17:20:06.22 1.5 332.58 47.05 Automatic
IU YSS P 17:20:33.35 -0.3 352.1 50.96 Automatic
IU XMAS P 17:20:36.19 -0.43 84.63 51.06 Automatic
IU KIP P 17:21:04.42 -0.46 60.82 55.04 Automatic
IU CHTO P 17:21:16.47 1.27 295.25 56.49 Automatic
IU POHA P 17:21:15.67 -0.84 63.64 56.68 Automatic
IU ADK P 17:21:47.72 0.54 21.59 61.4 Automatic
IU MA2 P 17:21:56.12 -1.07 359.44 62.96 Automatic
IU ULN P 17:22:07.72 0.66 328.44 64.39 Automatic
IU YAK P 17:22:25.97 -0.66 349 67.55 Automatic
IU CASY P 17:22:34.62 -2.35 196.48 69.15 Automatic
II PALK P 17:22:56.72 2.94 278.81 71.7 Automatic
IU BILL P 17:22:53.32 -1.29 5.71 72.18 Automatic
IU SBA P 17:23:09.82 -1 176.77 74.9 Automatic
II KDAK P 17:23:14.22 0.04 27.04 75.5 Automatic
IU TIXI P 17:23:18.47 -0.83 352.76 76.47 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 17:23:31.84 -1.34 319.11 78.86 Automatic
IU COLA P 17:23:41.67 -2.46 21.94 81.01 Automatic
II KURK P 17:23:48.67 -1.43 322.28 82.08 Automatic
II AAK P 17:23:55.32 0.29 313.7 82.99 Automatic
IU QSPA P 17:24:09.57 -2.66 180.01 86.55 Automatic
II BRVK P 17:24:14.62 -2.71 323.5 87.6 Automatic
II PFO P 17:24:44.12 -0.46 56.5 93.35 Automatic
II UOSS P 17:25:02.22 3.4 294.74 96.46 Automatic
IU TUC P 17:25:07.92 1.92 57.83 98.1 Automatic
IU RSSD P 17:25:28.87 3.65 45.47 102.52 Automatic
II LVZ P 17:25:31.32 3.68 339.89 103.04 Automatic