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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/21 10:22 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/20 23:22 |
| Latitude | -10.04 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 160.54 ° ± 6 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 
|
1466 | 283733 |
Nouméa 
|
1492 | 93060 |
| Lae
|
1536 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
93 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
691 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1196 | 35901 |
| Popondetta
|
1357 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
1712 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
1249 | 18847 |
| Kavieng
|
1355 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
941 | 13397 |
| Rabaul
|
1129 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
460 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
1713 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1633 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.08 |
| Azimuthal gap | 115.9 ° |
| 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 | 23:22:20.92 | 1.96 | 315.64 | 0.84 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 23:26:01.17 | 0.17 | 232.23 | 17.05 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 23:26:22.92 | 2.34 | 116.33 | 18.65 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 23:27:44.77 | -1.16 | 245.54 | 27.11 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 23:33:41.2 | -0.65 | 326.01 | 74.7 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 23:33:51.27 | 2.84 | 345.64 | 75.97 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 23:33:58.62 | -2.4 | 2.25 | 78.22 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 23:34:29.82 | -3.09 | 19.54 | 84.15 | Automatic |