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Type Event
Magnitude 5.6 mb
Local datetime 2017/03/20 02:43
Universal datetime 2017/03/19 15:43
Latitude -7.95 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 160.77 ° ± 5 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  1503 283733
Nouméa  1696 93060
Lae  1527 76255
Honiara  187 56298
Arawa  606 40266
Port Vila  1356 35901
Popondetta  1382 28198
Madang  1684 27419
Kimbe  1204 18847
Kavieng  1253 14490
Luganville  1089 13397
Rabaul  1041 8074
Gizo  434 6154
Lorengau  1632 5806
Kerema  1646 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 2.17
Azimuthal gap 120.88 °
Number of stations used 24
Number of phases used 24

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 15:46:45.2 3.94 262.84 13.53 Automatic
IU TARA P 15:47:01.82 -2.52 52.99 15.28 Automatic
IU CTAO P 15:47:44.72 -0.71 227.68 18.57 Automatic
II WRAB P 15:49:18.2 -4.04 242.13 28.23 Automatic
II TAU P 15:50:36.82 0.27 196.48 36.9 Automatic
II KAPI P 15:51:11.77 0.6 271.53 40.85 Automatic
IU MBWA P 15:51:17.9 -0.95 246.98 41.7 Automatic
IU NWAO P 15:52:03.17 0.57 231.85 47.32 Automatic
IU MAJO P 15:52:17.47 1.21 336 49.28 Automatic
IU POHA P 15:52:34.37 2.6 56.59 51.16 Automatic
IU INCN P 15:53:05.17 2.36 327.29 55.51 Automatic
IU YSS P 15:53:16.90 2.54 345.46 57.2 Automatic
IU PET P 15:53:42.60 1.95 358.54 61 Automatic
IU SBA P 15:54:40.97 1.07 178.66 69.97 Automatic
IU ULN P 15:54:57.27 -1.29 325.58 73.11 Automatic
IU YAK P 15:55:00.47 -2.85 345.41 74 Automatic
IU BILL P 15:55:13.37 -2.13 2.18 76.13 Automatic
IU COLA P 15:55:46.52 -2.09 19.56 82.11 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 15:56:17.12 -2.84 317.8 88.23 Automatic
II PFO P 15:56:22.67 1.28 55.74 88.44 Automatic
II KURK P 15:56:32.57 -1.35 321.14 91.23 Automatic
IU TUC P 15:56:44.37 1.98 57.78 92.94 Automatic
II BRVK P 15:56:56.37 -2.35 322.77 96.64 Automatic
IU RSSD P 15:57:13.37 2.74 46.41 99.25 Automatic