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Type Event
Magnitude 5.4 mb
Local datetime 2017/02/24 01:11
Universal datetime 2017/02/23 15:11
Latitude -5.62 ° ± 7 km
Longitude 146.67 ° ± 5 km
Depth 81 km (from location) ± 13 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  429 283733
Lae  128 76255
Mt. Hagen  273 33623
Popondetta  389 28198
Madang  108 27419
Mendi  340 26252
Kimbe  385 18847
Goroka  151 18503
Wewak  407 18230
Daru  541 15214
Kavieng  570 14490
Kundiawa  194 9383
Rabaul  627 8074
Lorengau  403 5806
Kerema  271 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.1
Azimuthal gap 51.21 °
Number of stations used 21
Number of phases used 21

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 15:11:57.2 -1.43 172.71 3.81 Automatic
IU HNR P 15:14:13.92 0.73 106.96 13.7 Automatic
IU CTAO P 15:14:23.82 1.73 181.56 14.47 Automatic
II WRAB P 15:15:12.82 -0.46 218.8 18.65 Automatic
II KAPI P 15:16:36.42 1.12 270.01 26.81 Automatic
IU TARA P 15:16:36.79 -1.3 75.86 27.13 Automatic
II MSVF P 15:17:30.47 1 114.27 32.96 Automatic
IU SNZO P 15:18:56.12 -1.27 149.19 43.57 Automatic
IU ULN P 15:21:25.77 0.98 331.52 63.79 Automatic
IU MA2 P 15:21:34.37 0.34 2.28 65.28 Automatic
IU ADK P 15:21:37.37 2.01 23.9 65.43 Automatic
IU YAK P 15:21:57.7 -0.09 351.55 68.91 Automatic
IU BILL P 15:22:33.52 -0.18 7.52 74.99 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 15:22:47.24 -0.39 320.63 77.31 Automatic
IU TIXI P 15:22:50.17 -1.34 354.35 78.14 Automatic
II NIL P 15:22:59.97 -0.24 305.77 79.49 Automatic
II KURK P 15:23:06.12 -0.61 323.49 80.81 Automatic
II AAK P 15:23:07.82 0.2 314.83 80.93 Automatic
IU COLA P 15:23:26.17 -2.02 22.81 85.02 Automatic
II BRVK P 15:23:35.12 -0.34 324.18 86.42 Automatic
II PFO P 15:24:34.92 1.55 56.8 98.83 Automatic