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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/09 23:50 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/09 12:50 |
| Latitude | -10.44 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 161.03 ° ± 6 km |
| Depth | 56 km (from location) ± 8 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 
|
1521 | 283733 |
Nouméa 
|
1430 | 93060 |
| Lae
|
1599 | 76255 |
Mackay 
|
1737 | 75922 |
Honiara 
|
162 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
761 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1127 | 35901 |
| Popondetta
|
1415 | 28198 |
| Kimbe
|
1316 | 18847 |
| Kavieng
|
1425 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
871 | 13397 |
| Bowen
|
1735 | 10983 |
| Rabaul
|
1199 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
529 | 6154 |
| Kerema
|
1692 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.64 |
| Azimuthal gap | 96.4 ° |
| 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 | 12:50:54.79 | -1.94 | 313.03 | 1.46 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 12:53:47.32 | 3.04 | 273.1 | 13.7 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 12:54:28.2 | -0.81 | 234.12 | 17.2 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 12:54:40.47 | 1.24 | 115.79 | 18.04 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 12:56:11.82 | -1.15 | 246.55 | 27.39 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 12:58:10.34 | -0.36 | 249.67 | 41.03 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 12:59:33.27 | 1.13 | 336.59 | 51.66 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 13:02:10.17 | 1.22 | 325.88 | 75.31 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 13:02:14.37 | -0.74 | 345.47 | 76.47 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 13:02:26.17 | -0.71 | 2.06 | 78.6 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 13:02:32.22 | -0.99 | 180.02 | 79.49 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 13:02:56.72 | -0.96 | 19.4 | 84.37 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 13:03:00.37 | 0.58 | 350.3 | 84.82 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 13:03:29.27 | 2.48 | 317.78 | 90.25 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 13:04:03.57 | -2.03 | 322.55 | 98.77 | Automatic |
| IU | KBS | P | 13:04:52.7 | -3.17 | 353.97 | 109.88 | Automatic |