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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/01/23 08:26 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/01/22 22:26 |
| Latitude | -5.69 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 153.56 ° ± 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 
|
817 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
736 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
818 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
230 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1035 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
678 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
863 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
379 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
906 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
459 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
953 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
227 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
450 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
806 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
889 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.63 |
| Azimuthal gap | 116.07 ° |
| 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 | PMG | P | 22:28:36.52 | 1.13 | 239.25 | 7.35 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 22:28:35.24 | -0.2 | 121.04 | 7.36 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 22:30:32.92 | -0.16 | 205.58 | 16.06 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 22:37:42.22 | 0.19 | 328.16 | 67.3 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 22:38:27.77 | 3.45 | 4.97 | 74.31 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 22:39:05.57 | -1.22 | 318.99 | 81.78 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 22:39:27.22 | -0.77 | 313.6 | 85.89 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 22:39:47.47 | -2.42 | 323.35 | 90.53 | Automatic |