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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/08/04 19:01 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/08/04 09:01 |
| Latitude | -4.08 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 143.42 ° ± 6 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 
|
728 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
347 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
493 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
217 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
745 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
292 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
230 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
764 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
311 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
63 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
557 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
280 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
275 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
485 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
503 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.36 |
| Azimuthal gap | 85.54 ° |
| Number of stations used | 18 |
| Number of phases used | 18 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | CTAO | P | 09:05:04.12 | 1.98 | 170.43 | 16.25 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 09:05:16.59 | 0.46 | 108.95 | 17.26 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 09:05:24.32 | -1.78 | 208.36 | 18.15 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 09:07:13.9 | 1.59 | 231.37 | 28.65 | Automatic |
| IU | TATO | P | 09:08:17.27 | 2.12 | 324.87 | 36.02 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 09:08:55.2 | -0.53 | 353.6 | 40.91 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 09:09:25.72 | 1.74 | 340.87 | 44.39 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 09:10:05.17 | 0.57 | 299.14 | 49.39 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 09:10:16.30 | 0.96 | 359.42 | 51.04 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 09:11:27.22 | 0.56 | 332.92 | 60.91 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 09:11:47.27 | 0.85 | 4.14 | 63.92 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 09:12:49.69 | -0.84 | 321.3 | 74.06 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 09:12:53.42 | -1.2 | 175.04 | 74.8 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 09:13:01.12 | -0.93 | 306.19 | 75.96 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 09:13:10.37 | -0.32 | 315.33 | 77.54 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 09:13:09.57 | -1.43 | 324.09 | 77.65 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 09:13:40.7 | -1.24 | 324.61 | 83.27 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 09:13:46.62 | -2.56 | 23.41 | 84.87 | Automatic |