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Type Event
Magnitude 6 mb
Local datetime 2016/12/17 21:27
Universal datetime 2016/12/17 11:27
Latitude -5.65 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 153.06 ° ± 4 km
Depth 122 km (from location) ± 8 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  773 283733
Lae  682 76255
Honiara  869 56298
Arawa  285 40266
Mt. Hagen  979 33623
Popondetta  633 28198
Madang  807 27419
Kimbe  323 18847
Goroka  851 18503
Kavieng  421 14490
Kundiawa  898 9383
Rabaul  189 8074
Gizo  498 6154
Lorengau  756 5806
Kerema  837 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 2.06
Azimuthal gap 56.91 °
Number of stations used 31
Number of phases used 31

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 11:29:31.52 -0.17 236.91 6.95 Automatic
IU CTAO P 11:31:24.92 -3.46 203.98 15.88 Automatic
II KWAJ P 11:32:23.7 2.88 45.23 20.48 Automatic
IU GUMO P 11:32:23.52 -0.45 337.15 20.88 Automatic
IU TARA P 11:32:26.77 -0.01 71.14 21.04 Automatic
II WRAB P 11:32:50.52 2.89 230.13 23.12 Automatic
IU FUNA P 11:33:14.82 -0.37 97.86 26.09 Automatic
II KAPI P 11:34:20.92 3.21 269.47 33.16 Automatic
IU MBWA P 11:34:41.82 1.7 241.13 35.81 Automatic
II TAU P 11:34:52.22 -1.74 186.89 37.61 Automatic
IU SNZO P 11:35:22.22 3.41 154.77 40.56 Automatic
IU NWAO P 11:35:40.62 0.92 226.02 43.05 Automatic
IU MAJO P 11:35:49.37 -0.11 342.89 44.42 Automatic
IU INCN P 11:36:30.7 -0.35 332.39 49.66 Automatic
IU XMAS P 11:36:34.92 -0.09 82.55 50.03 Automatic
IU YSS P 11:36:56.10 -1.66 351.26 53.39 Automatic
IU ADK P 11:38:08.2 2.66 20.42 63.05 Automatic
IU MA2 P 11:38:16.57 -2.91 358.73 65.25 Automatic
IU ULN P 11:38:32.7 0.78 328.38 67 Automatic
IU CASY P 11:38:31.87 -1.92 197.13 67.35 Automatic
IU YAK P 11:38:48.7 -1.65 348.58 70.03 Automatic
IU SBA P 11:39:04.94 -0.73 177 72.56 Automatic
II PALK P 11:39:14.2 2.42 279.35 73.33 Automatic
IU BILL P 11:39:11.27 -4 5.16 74.32 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 11:39:55.74 0.17 319.1 81.42 Automatic
IU QSPA P 11:40:07.72 -2.65 180.01 84.28 Automatic
II AAK P 11:40:17.57 0.96 313.68 85.5 Automatic
II BRVK P 11:40:37.52 -1.27 323.4 90.2 Automatic
II UOSS P 11:41:17.52 -0.27 294.44 98.58 Automatic
IU SLBS P 11:41:21.87 3.68 66.84 98.66 Automatic
IU KBS P 11:41:40.47 -1.84 352.85 104.21 Automatic