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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/21 07:07 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/20 20:07 |
| Latitude | -9.86 ° ± 5 km |
| Longitude | 160.85 ° ± 4 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 
|
1499 | 283733 |
Nouméa 
|
1497 | 93060 |
| Lae
|
1565 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
109 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
707 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1187 | 35901 |
| Popondetta
|
1389 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
1739 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
1273 | 18847 |
| Kavieng
|
1371 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
929 | 13397 |
| Rabaul
|
1147 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
482 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
1733 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1664 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.86 |
| Azimuthal gap | 93.79 ° |
| Number of stations used | 19 |
| Number of phases used | 19 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 20:08:14.57 | 0.2 | 295.31 | 0.98 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 20:11:09.32 | 1.96 | 270.77 | 13.5 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 20:11:54.57 | -3.62 | 232.32 | 17.4 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 20:12:11.42 | 0.2 | 117.15 | 18.46 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 20:13:38.62 | -3.28 | 245.42 | 27.46 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 20:14:51.2 | 3.12 | 197.34 | 35.1 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 20:15:41.37 | 2.19 | 273.71 | 41.01 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 20:15:39.84 | 0.34 | 249.01 | 41.06 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 20:16:55.67 | -0.67 | 336.57 | 51.06 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 20:17:41.57 | 0.37 | 327.91 | 57.16 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 20:17:54.50 | 0.45 | 345.7 | 59.07 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:19:33.97 | -0.68 | 325.86 | 74.73 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:19:39.2 | -1.7 | 345.51 | 75.87 | Automatic |
| II | KDAK | P | 20:19:51.67 | 1.42 | 23.36 | 77.51 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 20:19:51.62 | -1.2 | 2.14 | 78.03 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 20:20:16.17 | 1.64 | 278.94 | 81.63 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 20:20:22.72 | -1.66 | 19.47 | 83.88 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 20:21:05.82 | -1.78 | 321.09 | 92.76 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 20:21:35.2 | 2.7 | 322.61 | 98.2 | Automatic |