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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.4 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/17 23:16 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/17 13:16 |
| Latitude | -4.63 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 153.52 ° ± 7 km |
| Depth | 144 km (from location) ± 11 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 
|
880 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
759 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
888 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
288 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1040 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
741 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
860 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
388 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
915 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
376 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
961 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
159 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
531 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
750 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
925 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.01 |
| Azimuthal gap | 106.71 ° |
| Number of stations used | 17 |
| Number of phases used | 17 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 13:18:25.7 | -1.25 | 232.51 | 7.91 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 13:20:24.77 | 2.67 | 203.95 | 17 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 13:20:59.9 | 0.2 | 73.3 | 20.29 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 13:21:36.22 | -0.27 | 229 | 24.13 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 13:23:26.84 | -0.47 | 240.18 | 36.71 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 13:25:05.72 | 0.99 | 331.59 | 48.98 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 13:26:52.62 | 0.32 | 358.46 | 64.24 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 13:27:07.32 | 0.63 | 327.94 | 66.37 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 13:27:19.7 | -0.93 | 197.15 | 68.46 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 13:27:24.42 | 0.94 | 348.3 | 69.12 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 13:27:48.12 | -0.28 | 5.01 | 73.26 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 13:28:32.19 | -0.16 | 318.9 | 80.95 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 13:28:33.17 | -1.67 | 21.5 | 81.53 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 13:28:51.42 | 0.28 | 304.49 | 84.5 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 13:28:54.67 | 0.68 | 313.55 | 85.12 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 13:28:54.17 | -0.44 | 180.01 | 85.3 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 13:29:14.22 | -1.24 | 323.36 | 89.65 | Automatic |