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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/18 22:35 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/18 11:35 |
| Latitude | -10.11 ° ± 7 km |
| Longitude | 161.09 ° ± 6 km |
| Depth | 75 km (from location) ± 7 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 
|
1526 | 283733 |
Nouméa 
|
1461 | 93060 |
| Lae
|
1596 | 76255 |
Mackay 
|
1767 | 75922 |
Honiara 
|
145 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
744 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1149 | 35901 |
| Popondetta
|
1418 | 28198 |
| Kimbe
|
1308 | 18847 |
| Kavieng
|
1408 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
891 | 13397 |
| Bowen
|
1763 | 10983 |
| Rabaul
|
1184 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
518 | 6154 |
| Kerema
|
1694 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.3 |
| Azimuthal gap | 122.18 ° |
| Number of stations used | 20 |
| Number of phases used | 20 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 11:36:11.32 | -2.13 | 300.73 | 1.31 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 11:39:05.17 | 2.8 | 271.74 | 13.74 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 11:39:37.72 | 1.52 | 46.44 | 16.44 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 11:39:48.77 | 0.15 | 233.36 | 17.43 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 11:41:29.77 | -1.03 | 246 | 27.57 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 11:43:27.59 | -0.58 | 249.33 | 41.19 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 11:43:31.42 | 2.59 | 273.93 | 41.26 | Automatic |
| IU | NWAO | P | 11:44:08.92 | 0.37 | 233.59 | 46.26 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 11:44:45.62 | -0.46 | 336.43 | 51.38 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 11:45:31.62 | 0.87 | 327.83 | 57.5 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 11:47:23.62 | 0.2 | 325.81 | 75.06 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 11:47:28.47 | -0.75 | 345.42 | 76.17 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 11:47:40.32 | -0.57 | 2.04 | 78.27 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 11:47:49.17 | -1.62 | 180.02 | 79.82 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 11:48:10.47 | -1.34 | 19.39 | 84.04 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 11:48:39.42 | 0.36 | 55.66 | 89.4 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 11:48:40.34 | -1.26 | 317.77 | 90.04 | Automatic |
| IU | TUC | P | 11:49:00.42 | 0.83 | 57.84 | 93.82 | Automatic |
| IU | ANMO | P | 11:49:18.47 | 1.08 | 55.74 | 97.77 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 11:49:19.32 | -1.03 | 322.58 | 98.55 | Automatic |