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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/01/28 14:14 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/01/28 04:14 |
| Latitude | -5.26 ° ± 5 km |
| Longitude | 151.61 ° ± 7 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 
|
674 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
537 | 76255 |
| Arawa
|
451 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
822 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
538 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
646 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
888 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
166 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
696 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
309 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
742 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
130 | 8074 |
Gizo 
|
657 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
599 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
704 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.16 |
| Azimuthal gap | 77.52 ° |
| Number of stations used | 18 |
| Number of phases used | 18 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 04:16:07.12 | 0.84 | 226.55 | 6.06 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 04:18:19.37 | 1.98 | 198.89 | 15.72 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 04:19:32.57 | -1.35 | 227.31 | 22.29 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 04:20:33.87 | -0.28 | 117.99 | 28.7 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 04:23:21.27 | 1.67 | 333.48 | 48.66 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 04:25:15.67 | 1.33 | 359.53 | 64.84 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 04:25:22.62 | 0.67 | 328.96 | 65.92 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 04:25:31.27 | 0.18 | 196.65 | 67.3 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 04:26:12.27 | 0.6 | 5.71 | 74.06 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 04:26:37.47 | 1.43 | 352.85 | 78.32 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 04:26:46.17 | -0.89 | 319.37 | 80.19 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 04:26:59.72 | -0.73 | 21.87 | 82.81 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 04:27:02.82 | -1.14 | 304.83 | 83.3 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 04:27:03.7 | -1.28 | 322.45 | 83.48 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 04:27:08.7 | -0.17 | 313.88 | 84.19 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 04:27:08.82 | -1.68 | 180.01 | 84.67 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 04:27:29.97 | -1.68 | 323.54 | 89.03 | Automatic |
| IU | RSSD | P | 04:28:39.87 | 0.49 | 45.77 | 103.94 | Automatic |