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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/03/19 00:05 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/03/18 15:05 |
| Latitude | -2.53 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 138.95 ° ± 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
Jayapura 
|
194 | 134895 |
| Sorong
|
873 | 125535 |
Lae 
|
1005 | 76255 |
| Manokwari
|
574 | 53190 |
| Nabire
|
393 | 43898 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
691 | 33623 |
| Madang
|
815 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
656 | 26252 |
| Goroka
|
815 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
533 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
868 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
262 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
770 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
928 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
968 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows the most significant earthquake around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.39 |
| Azimuthal gap | 135.24 ° |
| Number of stations used | 9 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 15:08:30.52 | -1.68 | 130.46 | 10.66 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 15:10:07.17 | -1.29 | 194.13 | 17.97 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 15:10:22.97 | 3.08 | 158.43 | 18.95 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 15:15:49.87 | 1.6 | 335.16 | 57.57 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 15:16:37.97 | -0.13 | 355.21 | 64.95 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 15:17:11.22 | -0.3 | 322.39 | 70.1 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 15:17:20.27 | -0.12 | 306.86 | 71.46 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 15:17:33.7 | -0.71 | 325.05 | 73.81 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 15:18:05.37 | -0.45 | 325.29 | 79.45 | Automatic |