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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/18 02:14 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/17 16:14 |
| Latitude | -3.67 ° ± 8 km |
| Longitude | 149.70 ° ± 21 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 
|
698 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
453 | 76255 |
| Arawa
|
709 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
655 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
586 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
468 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
725 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
213 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
548 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
674 | 18230 |
| Kavieng
|
173 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
587 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
277 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
325 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
636 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.09 |
| Azimuthal gap | 181.34 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 16:15:47.82 | 1.22 | 203.68 | 6.26 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 16:19:07.87 | -1.49 | 221.4 | 22.1 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 16:24:46.27 | 1.79 | 329.5 | 63.58 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 16:26:10.62 | -0.83 | 319.6 | 77.75 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 16:26:29.12 | 0.33 | 304.95 | 80.83 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 16:26:32.77 | -0.46 | 314.05 | 81.72 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 16:26:33.82 | -0.55 | 22.34 | 82.06 | Automatic |