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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/08/06 02:04 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/08/05 15:04 |
| Latitude | -6.64 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 155.43 ° ± 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 
|
960 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
933 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
587 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
48 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1244 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
826 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
1079 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
597 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
1113 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
681 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
1160 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
453 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
224 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
1038 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1068 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.2 |
| Azimuthal gap | 97.79 ° |
| Number of stations used | 16 |
| Number of phases used | 16 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 15:05:52.64 | 2.52 | 122.33 | 5.28 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 15:09:50.62 | -1.97 | 118.76 | 24.71 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 15:11:29.87 | 1.18 | 270.66 | 35.52 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 15:11:39.57 | 0.18 | 189.89 | 36.97 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 15:11:44.37 | -0.38 | 243.53 | 37.44 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 15:12:53.32 | -0.57 | 340.72 | 46.1 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 15:13:38.27 | 1.45 | 330.82 | 51.65 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 15:14:00.80 | 1.53 | 349.44 | 54.76 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 15:14:46.49 | 0.23 | 295.76 | 61.19 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 15:15:36.57 | 0.06 | 327.53 | 69.09 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 15:15:50.22 | -1.12 | 177.5 | 71.46 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 15:15:51.17 | 0.43 | 347.59 | 71.49 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 15:16:11.47 | -0.66 | 4.24 | 75.11 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 15:16:18.47 | 0.15 | 279.26 | 75.82 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 15:16:52.97 | -1.31 | 20.97 | 82.71 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 15:16:58.34 | -1.72 | 318.7 | 83.72 | Automatic |