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Type Event
Magnitude 7.2 Mwp
Local datetime 2016/12/17 20:51
Universal datetime 2016/12/17 10:51
Latitude -4.52 ° ± 3 km
Longitude 153.36 ° ± 3 km
Depth 106 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  873 283733
Lae  747 76255
Honiara  909 56298
Arawa  309 40266
Mt. Hagen  1024 33623
Popondetta  735 28198
Madang  844 27419
Kimbe  374 18847
Goroka  900 18503
Kavieng  355 14490
Kundiawa  946 9383
Rabaul  139 8074
Gizo  552 6154
Lorengau  729 5806
Kerema  913 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.49
Azimuthal gap 49.78 °
Number of stations used 46
Number of phases used 46

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 10:53:04.77 0.65 231.22 7.85 Automatic
IU HNR P 10:53:06.69 -1.88 127.3 8.18 Automatic
IU CTAO P 10:55:05.12 1.59 203.36 17.03 Automatic
II KWAJ P 10:55:32.7 1.1 46.86 19.48 Automatic
IU GUMO P 10:55:38.2 2.22 335.16 19.98 Automatic
IU TARA P 10:55:40.47 -1.15 73.71 20.41 Automatic
II WRAB P 10:56:17.52 -0.59 228.6 24.08 Automatic
IU FUNA P 10:56:34.52 -1.35 100.21 25.97 Automatic
II MSVF P 10:56:48.77 -0.86 120.63 27.54 Automatic
II KAPI P 10:57:43.57 1.18 267.74 33.49 Automatic
IU AFI P 10:58:00.17 -0.39 107.68 35.62 Automatic
IU MBWA P 10:58:07.77 -1.09 239.96 36.62 Automatic
II TAU P 10:58:26.77 1.32 187.07 38.76 Automatic
IU JOHN P 10:58:57.92 1.44 59 42.39 Automatic
IU TATO P 10:59:00.97 2.01 315.18 42.76 Automatic
IU MAJO P 10:59:02.7 -1.51 342.21 43.44 Automatic
IU NWAO P 10:59:09.12 -0.47 225.37 44.05 Automatic
IU RAR P 10:59:45.27 0.92 114.53 48.4 Automatic
IU INCN P 10:59:45.22 -0.71 331.68 48.81 Automatic
IU XMAS P 10:59:53.92 0.24 83.44 49.59 Automatic
IU YSS P 11:00:12.50 0.56 350.87 52.32 Automatic
IU KIP P 11:00:28.52 1 59.44 54.23 Automatic
IU POHA P 11:00:39.97 1.18 62.36 55.78 Automatic
IU PET P 11:00:51.50 0.73 3.76 57.72 Automatic
IU ADK P 11:01:20.22 0.51 20.45 61.89 Automatic
IU MA2 P 11:01:32.42 -1.88 358.54 64.13 Automatic
IU ULN P 11:01:47.62 -0.71 327.98 66.2 Automatic
IU CASY P 11:02:01.32 -1.8 197.09 68.51 Automatic
IU YAK P 11:02:04.37 -1.06 348.36 68.99 Automatic
IU BILL P 11:02:28.62 -2.08 5.07 73.17 Automatic
II PALK P 11:02:34.62 0.21 278.97 73.45 Automatic
IU SBA P 11:02:35.12 0.86 177.09 73.67 Automatic
II KDAK P 11:02:46.42 0.02 26.44 75.8 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 11:03:12.72 -1.59 318.92 80.77 Automatic
IU COLA P 11:03:14.7 -3.5 21.54 81.49 Automatic
II AAK P 11:03:35.17 -0.87 313.56 84.94 Automatic
IU QSPA P 11:03:36.42 -1.7 180.01 85.41 Automatic
II BRVK P 11:03:54.97 -2.68 323.37 89.47 Automatic
II PFO P 11:04:13.57 0.58 56.48 92.66 Automatic
IU TUC P 11:04:37.2 2.6 57.97 97.36 Automatic
IU SLBS P 11:04:40.27 3.07 66.68 97.94 Automatic
II UOSS P 11:04:38.67 -0.49 294.58 98.38 Automatic
IU ANMO P 11:04:52.12 2.32 55.25 100.93 Automatic
II FFC P 11:04:55.37 0.19 34.85 102.13 Automatic
IU RSSD P 11:04:54.92 -0.48 45.78 102.18 Automatic
II ABPO P 11:05:04.47 2.37 249.17 103.66 Automatic