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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.2 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/09/22 02:19 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/09/21 16:19 |
| Latitude | -4.21 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 152.84 ° ± 5 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 
|
853 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
706 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
976 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
376 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
974 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
716 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
791 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
334 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
852 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
288 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
897 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
77 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
617 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
663 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
877 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.44 |
| Azimuthal gap | 99.01 ° |
| Number of stations used | 20 |
| Number of phases used | 20 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 16:21:40.87 | 2.93 | 227.04 | 7.67 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 16:21:55.49 | 2.23 | 126.93 | 8.78 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 16:23:45.62 | 0.69 | 201.46 | 17.13 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 16:24:58.7 | -1.95 | 227.34 | 23.91 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 16:25:38.2 | -0.73 | 120.68 | 28.15 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 16:26:22.12 | 0.22 | 267.27 | 32.99 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 16:26:47.99 | -2.4 | 239.28 | 36.34 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 16:27:11.57 | -0.06 | 186.43 | 39.01 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 16:28:28.7 | 1.66 | 331.99 | 48.29 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 16:29:39.92 | 1.77 | 295.36 | 57.82 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 16:30:17.72 | 0.52 | 358.83 | 63.8 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 16:30:48.42 | 0.36 | 348.57 | 68.58 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 16:30:47.52 | -1.69 | 196.9 | 68.66 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 16:31:22.12 | 0.55 | 176.98 | 74.01 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 16:31:57.19 | 0.45 | 318.99 | 80.2 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 16:32:01.2 | -1.57 | 21.67 | 81.38 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 16:32:13.52 | -0.06 | 322.17 | 83.4 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 16:32:18.97 | 0.27 | 313.61 | 84.35 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 16:32:23.62 | -1.68 | 180.01 | 85.72 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 16:32:39.27 | -1.49 | 323.41 | 88.91 | Automatic |