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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/17 23:40 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/17 13:40 |
| Latitude | -5.41 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 153.29 ° ± 8 km |
| Depth | 139 km (from location) ± 9 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 
|
808 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
712 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
860 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
268 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1006 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
669 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
832 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
349 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
878 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
416 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
925 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
184 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
492 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
765 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
869 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.39 |
| Azimuthal gap | 134.79 ° |
| Number of stations used | 18 |
| Number of phases used | 18 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 13:42:35.47 | -3.35 | 236.33 | 7.27 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 13:44:33.57 | -0.49 | 204.35 | 16.19 | Automatic |
| II | KWAJ | P | 13:45:22.37 | 4.13 | 45.22 | 20.15 | Automatic |
| IU | GUMO | P | 13:45:27.92 | 3.72 | 336.33 | 20.76 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 13:45:55.42 | 3.57 | 230.04 | 23.44 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 13:47:46.72 | 2.76 | 240.97 | 36.12 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 13:49:29.57 | -1.18 | 332.1 | 49.56 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 13:51:18.57 | -0.41 | 358.6 | 65.02 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 13:51:31.27 | -0.5 | 328.22 | 66.92 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 13:51:48.27 | -1.28 | 348.46 | 69.85 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 13:52:15.67 | 2.05 | 279.24 | 73.52 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 13:52:11.67 | -3.06 | 5.08 | 74.06 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 13:52:55.74 | -0.58 | 319.03 | 81.4 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 13:52:56.37 | -4.38 | 21.51 | 82.34 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 13:53:12.52 | 0.12 | 180.01 | 84.52 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 13:53:14.37 | 0.29 | 304.59 | 84.76 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 13:53:17.87 | 0.37 | 313.63 | 85.5 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 13:53:37.62 | -1.79 | 323.38 | 90.14 | Automatic |