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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/08/24 06:15 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/08/23 20:15 |
| Latitude | -4.74 ° ± 5 km |
| Longitude | 152.81 ° ± 7 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 
|
811 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
681 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
944 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
347 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
961 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
673 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
781 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
309 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
836 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
326 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
881 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
95 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
580 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
684 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
848 | 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 | 102.31 ° |
| 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 | 20:17:45.72 | 1.61 | 123.96 | 8.5 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 20:19:34.2 | 0.75 | 202.01 | 16.62 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 20:22:42.29 | -0.29 | 239.89 | 36.04 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 20:24:25.87 | 1.28 | 332.24 | 48.74 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 20:25:35.49 | 1.26 | 295.68 | 58.02 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:26:28.72 | 1.28 | 328.28 | 66.1 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 20:26:39.27 | -1.4 | 196.95 | 68.14 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:26:45.77 | -0.18 | 348.63 | 69.09 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 20:27:12.14 | -1.03 | 176.97 | 73.48 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 20:27:40.17 | 1.82 | 352.49 | 77.96 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 20:27:53.44 | -0.02 | 319.05 | 80.58 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 20:27:56.72 | -3.21 | 21.65 | 81.89 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 20:28:09.52 | -0.79 | 322.21 | 83.8 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 20:28:11.77 | -0.02 | 304.6 | 83.98 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 20:28:15.62 | 0.51 | 313.66 | 84.69 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 20:28:35.77 | -1.58 | 323.42 | 89.32 | Automatic |