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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.9 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/01/08 18:52 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/01/08 08:52 |
| Latitude | -6.07 ° ± 3 km |
| Longitude | 147.42 ° ± 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 
|
377 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
88 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
355 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
313 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
203 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
418 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
307 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
225 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
503 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
571 | 15214 |
| Kavieng
|
539 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
272 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
563 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
446 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
270 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.71 |
| Azimuthal gap | 65.96 ° |
| Number of stations used | 37 |
| Number of phases used | 37 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 08:52:55.72 | 1.28 | 184.37 | 3.35 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 08:55:07.22 | 1.92 | 105.99 | 12.86 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 08:55:22.97 | 2.32 | 184.5 | 14.07 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 08:56:21.27 | -0.05 | 221.24 | 18.79 | Automatic |
| IU | GUMO | P | 08:56:35.72 | 3.86 | 352.67 | 19.82 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 08:57:39.64 | -0.67 | 74.56 | 26.52 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 08:57:51.47 | 1.74 | 270.78 | 27.55 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 08:58:17.89 | 0.08 | 237.91 | 30.76 | Automatic |
| IU | FUNA | P | 08:58:24.89 | -0.81 | 96.42 | 31.61 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 08:58:28.87 | -0.93 | 114.04 | 32.1 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 08:59:08.87 | -0.43 | 180.12 | 36.84 | Automatic |
| IU | NWAO | P | 08:59:26.37 | -0.57 | 222.29 | 38.83 | Automatic |
| IU | TATO | P | 08:59:37.62 | 1.47 | 321.93 | 39.99 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 09:00:03.82 | -0.06 | 349.22 | 43.48 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 09:00:38.32 | 1.05 | 337.6 | 47.67 | Automatic |
| II | ERM | P | 09:00:44.22 | 2.84 | 355.76 | 48.24 | Automatic |
| IU | JOHN | P | 09:00:46.99 | 3.52 | 61.14 | 48.28 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 09:01:18.95 | 0.23 | 356.03 | 53.18 | Automatic |
| IU | RAR | P | 09:01:20.37 | -0.91 | 112.01 | 53.23 | Automatic |
| IU | XMAS | P | 09:01:38.2 | -0.98 | 83.33 | 55.65 | Automatic |
| IU | PET | P | 09:02:06.70 | 0.37 | 7.79 | 59.85 | Automatic |
| IU | KIP | P | 09:02:10.77 | 0.81 | 61.02 | 60.13 | Automatic |
| IU | POHA | P | 09:02:21.27 | 0.17 | 63.7 | 61.75 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 09:02:38.7 | -0.27 | 331.23 | 64.54 | Automatic |
| IU | ADK | P | 09:02:46.87 | 2.16 | 23.43 | 65.54 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 09:02:44.82 | -0.58 | 1.86 | 65.7 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 09:03:08.32 | -1.01 | 351.22 | 69.46 | Automatic |
| II | DGAR | P | 09:03:42.67 | 1.54 | 263.97 | 74.37 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 09:03:43.22 | -1.33 | 7.23 | 75.34 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 09:03:59.19 | -1.93 | 320.49 | 78.12 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 09:04:00.77 | -2.53 | 354.13 | 78.65 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 09:04:12.57 | -1.29 | 305.68 | 80.36 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 09:04:19.87 | -1.22 | 314.72 | 81.77 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 09:04:29.67 | -2.26 | 180 | 83.86 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 09:04:34.37 | -3.49 | 22.66 | 85.14 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 09:04:45.62 | -2.82 | 324.08 | 87.21 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 09:05:39.67 | -1.2 | 56.84 | 98.45 | Automatic |