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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/18 02:29 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/17 15:29 |
| Latitude | -5.72 ° ± 5 km |
| Longitude | 153.84 ° ± 5 km |
| Depth | 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 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 
|
842 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
766 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
790 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
200 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1066 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
703 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
894 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
410 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
937 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
483 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
984 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
252 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
423 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
834 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
917 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.46 |
| Azimuthal gap | 58.07 ° |
| 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 | HNR | P | 15:31:33.4 | 2.58 | 121.94 | 7.11 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 15:31:38.92 | 2 | 240.48 | 7.58 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 15:33:32.52 | -0.23 | 206.46 | 16.15 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 15:34:22.2 | -0.89 | 70.2 | 20.33 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 15:34:56.67 | -1.31 | 231.32 | 23.67 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 15:36:30.22 | -0.05 | 269.51 | 33.94 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 15:38:42.7 | 1.82 | 331.76 | 50.09 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 15:40:28.12 | 0.83 | 358.29 | 65.34 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 15:40:43.17 | 1.59 | 328.04 | 67.47 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 15:40:58.62 | 0.11 | 348.23 | 70.26 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 15:41:22.27 | -0.55 | 4.86 | 74.32 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 15:42:04.77 | -1.56 | 318.94 | 81.99 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 15:42:06.42 | -1.66 | 21.37 | 82.43 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 15:42:15.12 | -2.76 | 180.01 | 84.21 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 15:42:23.2 | -1.19 | 304.53 | 85.38 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 15:42:27.52 | -0.03 | 313.56 | 86.11 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 15:42:50.52 | 1.29 | 323.33 | 90.72 | Automatic |