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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.6 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/19 06:58 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/18 19:58 |
| Latitude | -6.14 ° ± 9 km |
| Longitude | 154.69 ° ± 7 km |
| Depth | 105 km (from location) ± 12 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 
|
905 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
854 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
686 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
98 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1160 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
768 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
991 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
508 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
1030 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
583 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
1077 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
354 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
321 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
939 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
998 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.1 |
| Azimuthal gap | 141.41 ° |
| Number of stations used | 17 |
| Number of phases used | 17 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 19:59:57.12 | -0.18 | 245.87 | 8.14 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 20:01:42.77 | 0.44 | 209.63 | 16.18 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 20:02:22.34 | -0.45 | 68.22 | 19.69 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 20:03:07.17 | -0.25 | 233.15 | 24.09 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 20:04:42.82 | 0.16 | 270.04 | 34.78 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 20:06:49.92 | -0.63 | 331.22 | 50.86 | Automatic |
| IU | PET | P | 20:07:52.55 | 2.04 | 2.77 | 59.26 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 20:08:35.37 | 1.27 | 357.83 | 65.79 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:08:50.72 | 0.21 | 327.75 | 68.27 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:09:05.47 | -0.38 | 347.88 | 70.84 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 20:09:27.82 | -0.68 | 4.53 | 74.67 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 20:09:32.47 | -0.12 | 279.24 | 75.02 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 20:10:10.62 | -1.32 | 21.16 | 82.51 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 20:10:13.27 | -1.05 | 318.8 | 82.86 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 20:10:37.62 | 2.31 | 313.46 | 87.01 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 20:10:54.27 | -2.13 | 323.25 | 91.56 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 20:11:01.82 | 0.76 | 56.45 | 92.44 | Automatic |