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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.2 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/19 06:49 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/18 19:49 |
| Latitude | -6.37 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 154.20 ° ± 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 
|
845 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
798 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
720 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
152 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1106 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
708 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
940 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
458 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
976 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
562 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
1023 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
330 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
349 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
905 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
939 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.72 |
| Azimuthal gap | 89.86 ° |
| Number of stations used | 8 |
| Number of phases used | 8 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 19:51:22.19 | 0.76 | 118.71 | 6.47 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 19:51:38.17 | 1.16 | 245.99 | 7.6 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 19:53:28.57 | 1.39 | 208.58 | 15.74 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 19:54:20.32 | -1.09 | 68.18 | 20.23 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 19:54:52.52 | -4.04 | 232.96 | 23.56 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:00:46.67 | 0.79 | 328.02 | 68.21 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:01:02.22 | -0.25 | 348.12 | 70.96 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 20:02:11.4 | 1.29 | 318.92 | 82.71 | Automatic |