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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/18 03:16 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/17 17:16 |
| Latitude | -5.82 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 153.44 ° ± 6 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 
|
798 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
720 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
823 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
240 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1021 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
659 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
850 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
366 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
892 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
461 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
939 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
229 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
453 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
801 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
872 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.93 |
| Azimuthal gap | 147.57 ° |
| Number of stations used | 9 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 17:18:40.52 | 1.38 | 239.64 | 7.18 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 17:18:43.92 | 1.76 | 119.7 | 7.4 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 17:20:37.32 | 0.31 | 205.4 | 15.89 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 17:22:02.17 | 0.24 | 230.96 | 23.3 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 17:25:50.27 | 3.14 | 332.14 | 49.99 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 17:27:48.57 | 0.15 | 328.24 | 67.34 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 17:29:11.42 | -1.57 | 319.03 | 81.8 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 17:29:21.52 | -3.53 | 180.01 | 84.11 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 17:29:54.27 | -1.88 | 323.36 | 90.56 | Automatic |