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Type Event
Magnitude 6.6 Mwp
Local datetime 2016/10/17 16:15
Universal datetime 2016/10/17 06:15
Latitude -6.08 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 148.78 ° ± 3 km
Depth 81 km (from location) ± 7 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  413 283733
Lae  211 76255
Mt. Hagen  506 33623
Popondetta  303 28198
Madang  345 27419
Mendi  568 26252
Kimbe  162 18847
Goroka  376 18503
Wewak  635 18230
Daru  698 15214
Kavieng  448 14490
Kundiawa  423 9383
Rabaul  427 8074
Lorengau  478 5806
Kerema  384 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.28
Azimuthal gap 45.63 °
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 06:15:55.82 -1.42 205.67 3.69 Automatic
IU HNR P 06:17:46.62 1.82 107.59 11.56 Automatic
IU CTAO P 06:18:17.82 -1.42 189.7 14.22 Automatic
II WRAB P 06:19:25.42 0.32 223.98 19.7 Automatic
IU GUMO P 06:19:29.72 1.61 348.85 20.05 Automatic
IU TARA P 06:20:20.99 -0.15 73.63 25.23 Automatic
II KAPI P 06:20:54.82 0.46 270.63 28.91 Automatic
IU FUNA P 06:21:04.69 -1.63 96.51 30.26 Automatic
II MSVF P 06:21:10.87 -0.51 114.79 30.86 Automatic
IU WAKE P 06:21:09.99 -0.42 34.37 30.87 Automatic
IU MBWA P 06:21:20.64 0.25 238.95 31.91 Automatic
II TAU P 06:22:03.37 1.65 181.78 36.85 Automatic
IU RAO P 06:22:21.94 0.98 130.47 39.01 Automatic
IU AFI P 06:22:25.22 -1 104.51 39.57 Automatic
IU NWAO P 06:22:27.17 0.33 223.37 39.74 Automatic
IU TATO P 06:22:35.97 0.44 320.56 40.85 Automatic
IU MAJO P 06:22:57.87 -0.48 347.69 43.76 Automatic
IU INCN P 06:23:34.2 0.48 336.33 48.21 Automatic
II ERM P 06:23:36.22 1.8 354.41 48.37 Automatic
IU YSS P 06:24:11.85 0.34 354.88 53.31 Automatic
IU KIP P 06:24:53.67 0.12 60.48 58.95 Automatic
IU PET P 06:24:57.65 0.7 6.86 59.69 Automatic
IU POHA P 06:25:05.37 0.78 63.22 60.55 Automatic
IU ADK P 06:25:32.57 -0.34 22.71 65.02 Automatic
IU ULN P 06:25:33.82 -0.52 330.54 65.21 Automatic
IU MA2 P 06:25:36.7 -0.76 1.11 65.67 Automatic
IU CASY P 06:25:37.52 -0.52 195.85 65.72 Automatic
II PALK P 06:26:03.42 1.99 280.17 69.22 Automatic
IU YAK P 06:26:02.62 0.38 350.58 69.69 Automatic
IU SBA P 06:26:20.49 1.12 176.09 72.38 Automatic
IU BILL P 06:26:35.7 0.02 6.74 75.19 Automatic
IU TIXI P 06:26:54.62 -0.86 353.72 78.81 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 06:26:55.44 -1.83 320.14 79 Automatic
II KDAK P 06:26:58.57 0.22 27.6 79.26 Automatic
II NIL P 06:27:09.7 -1.99 305.41 81.47 Automatic
II KURK P 06:27:13.37 -2.18 323.07 82.43 Automatic
II AAK P 06:27:15.97 -1.47 314.45 82.74 Automatic
IU COLA P 06:27:23.67 -2.82 22.41 84.64 Automatic
II BRVK P 06:27:41.62 -1.83 323.89 88.02 Automatic
II UOSS P 06:28:18.17 2.05 294.62 94.89 Automatic
II PFO P 06:28:28.12 1.21 56.8 97.32 Automatic
II ABPO P 06:28:34.42 0.14 249.62 98.84 Automatic
II RAYN P 06:29:01.67 2.96 292.77 104.58 Automatic