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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2016/12/24 00:28
Universal datetime 2016/12/23 14:28
Latitude -5.42 ° ± 8 km
Longitude 152.97 ° ± 6 km
Depth 89 km (from location) ± 10 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  778 283733
Lae  677 76255
Honiara  889 56298
Arawa  301 40266
Mt. Hagen  971 33623
Popondetta  639 28198
Madang  796 27419
Kimbe  313 18847
Goroka  843 18503
Kavieng  395 14490
Kundiawa  889 9383
Rabaul  163 8074
Gizo  520 6154
Lorengau  735 5806
Kerema  835 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.05
Azimuthal gap 115.34 °
Number of stations used 13
Number of phases used 13

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 14:30:19.52 -1.12 234.99 7 Automatic
IU HNR P 14:30:34.67 0.36 120.54 8 Automatic
IU CTAO P 14:32:21.67 1.21 203.39 16.05 Automatic
II WRAB P 14:33:39.72 0.05 229.61 23.19 Automatic
IU ULN P 14:39:24.7 2.32 328.37 66.76 Automatic
IU YAK P 14:39:40.42 0.15 348.61 69.79 Automatic
IU BILL P 14:40:04.62 -1.44 5.2 74.1 Automatic
IU TIXI P 14:40:31.22 -0.76 352.46 78.66 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 14:40:46.72 0.23 319.09 81.2 Automatic
II KURK P 14:41:02.97 -0.23 322.22 84.44 Automatic
IU QSPA P 14:41:02.47 -1.17 180.01 84.51 Automatic
II AAK P 14:41:08.87 1.19 313.68 85.28 Automatic
II BRVK P 14:41:29.12 -0.78 323.41 89.96 Automatic