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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/19 12:50 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/19 02:50 |
| Latitude | -5.43 ° ± 8 km |
| Longitude | 153.42 ° ± 17 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 
|
820 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
727 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
846 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
253 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1021 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
680 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
847 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
364 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
893 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
428 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
940 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
196 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
479 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
779 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
883 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.24 |
| Azimuthal gap | 236.63 ° |
| 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 | 02:52:38.27 | -1.08 | 237.03 | 7.37 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 02:54:40.57 | 1.56 | 204.8 | 16.23 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 02:55:59.47 | -2.39 | 230.26 | 23.54 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 02:57:34.62 | 2.63 | 269.12 | 33.53 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 03:01:43.47 | -0.45 | 328.16 | 67.01 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 03:03:07.59 | -1.44 | 319 | 81.5 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 03:03:26.32 | -0.66 | 304.57 | 84.88 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 03:03:34.77 | 4.41 | 313.61 | 85.61 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 03:03:49.72 | -2.57 | 323.37 | 90.24 | Automatic |