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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.6 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/18 17:39 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/18 06:39 |
| Latitude | -6.34 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 154.26 ° ± 4 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 
|
852 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
805 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
715 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
145 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1113 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
716 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
946 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
464 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
982 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
564 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
1029 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
332 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
345 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
909 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
946 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.86 |
| Azimuthal gap | 60.82 ° |
| Number of stations used | 22 |
| Number of phases used | 22 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 06:41:22.67 | 3.04 | 119.2 | 6.43 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 06:41:38.12 | 1.48 | 245.96 | 7.67 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 06:43:26.17 | -0.45 | 208.71 | 15.79 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 06:44:18.77 | -0.64 | 68.19 | 20.16 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 06:44:53.42 | -2.51 | 232.98 | 23.62 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 06:46:33.27 | 1.01 | 270.38 | 34.36 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 06:46:50.54 | -0.15 | 242.6 | 36.54 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 06:46:55.37 | 1.41 | 188.44 | 37.08 | Automatic |
| IU | NWAO | P | 06:47:47.97 | 0.36 | 227.3 | 43.44 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 06:48:48.12 | 3.89 | 331.66 | 50.83 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 06:50:31.62 | 1.88 | 358.07 | 65.97 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 06:50:37.57 | -0.04 | 197.57 | 67.05 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 06:50:43.42 | -1.22 | 327.99 | 68.21 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 06:51:02.62 | 1.53 | 348.09 | 70.95 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 06:51:26.27 | 1.23 | 279.36 | 74.62 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 06:51:23.57 | -0.98 | 4.69 | 74.9 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 06:52:05.67 | -2.89 | 318.91 | 82.73 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 06:52:06.92 | -1.72 | 21.25 | 82.85 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 06:52:10.32 | -2.82 | 180.01 | 83.59 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 06:52:31.7 | 1.58 | 313.53 | 86.84 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 06:52:49.32 | -1.73 | 323.28 | 91.46 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 06:52:56.7 | -2.25 | 56.49 | 92.91 | Automatic |