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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 6.3 Mwp |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/20 15:21 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/20 04:21 |
| Latitude | -10.05 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 161.02 ° ± 3 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 
|
1519 | 283733 |
Nouméa 
|
1470 | 93060 |
| Lae
|
1588 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
136 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
735 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1159 | 35901 |
| Popondetta
|
1410 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
1763 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
1299 | 18847 |
| Kavieng
|
1399 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
901 | 13397 |
| Rabaul
|
1174 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
509 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
1760 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1686 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.67 |
| Azimuthal gap | 44.38 ° |
| Number of stations used | 38 |
| Number of phases used | 38 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 04:21:54.4 | 2.12 | 299.96 | 1.22 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 04:24:48.62 | 4.98 | 271.52 | 13.68 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 04:25:20.59 | 0.79 | 46.73 | 16.44 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 04:25:29.22 | -3.11 | 233.11 | 17.42 | Automatic |
| IU | FUNA | P | 04:25:42.84 | 2.91 | 86.66 | 18 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 04:25:43.52 | 1.23 | 116.84 | 18.22 | Automatic |
| IU | AFI | P | 04:27:12.2 | 1.37 | 100.97 | 26.87 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 04:27:15.77 | -0.71 | 245.86 | 27.53 | Automatic |
| IU | SNZO | P | 04:28:07.7 | -0.93 | 161.22 | 33.5 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 04:28:20.92 | 0.27 | 197.62 | 34.97 | Automatic |
| IU | JOHN | P | 04:29:01.49 | 1.49 | 47.66 | 39.57 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 04:29:13.12 | -1.02 | 249.25 | 41.15 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 04:29:16.7 | 1.5 | 273.88 | 41.19 | Automatic |
| IU | NWAO | P | 04:29:54.72 | -0.12 | 233.52 | 46.25 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 04:30:30.77 | -1.27 | 336.47 | 51.3 | Automatic |
| IU | POHA | P | 04:30:40.12 | 0.63 | 55.06 | 52.13 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 04:31:17.62 | 0.76 | 327.85 | 57.41 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 04:31:30.15 | 0.65 | 345.6 | 59.29 | Automatic |
| IU | PET | P | 04:31:55.10 | -0.19 | 358.4 | 63.11 | Automatic |
| IU | ADK | P | 04:32:07.42 | 0.51 | 14.99 | 64.85 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 04:32:14.92 | 1.29 | 199.91 | 65.68 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 04:32:27.2 | -0.41 | 178.7 | 67.86 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 04:32:39.27 | -0.95 | 354.5 | 70.11 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 04:33:08.92 | -1.08 | 325.82 | 74.98 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 04:33:15.42 | -0.47 | 345.45 | 76.1 | Automatic |
| II | KDAK | P | 04:33:23.57 | -1.14 | 23.28 | 77.62 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 04:33:25.27 | -2.44 | 2.07 | 78.21 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 04:33:50.27 | 0.82 | 278.94 | 81.83 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 04:33:55.97 | -2.9 | 19.41 | 84.01 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 04:34:25.27 | -1.18 | 55.67 | 89.42 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 04:34:27.32 | -1.19 | 317.78 | 89.95 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 04:34:40.67 | -1.97 | 321.06 | 93.02 | Automatic |
| IU | SLBS | P | 04:34:44.37 | 0.31 | 66.49 | 93.15 | Automatic |
| IU | TUC | P | 04:34:45.57 | -1.45 | 57.85 | 93.84 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 04:34:51.57 | 2.94 | 312.58 | 94.27 | Automatic |
| IU | ANMO | P | 04:35:03.87 | -0.95 | 55.74 | 97.79 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 04:35:05.27 | -2.05 | 322.59 | 98.46 | Automatic |
| IU | RSSD | P | 04:35:17.47 | 0.97 | 46.67 | 100.51 | Automatic |