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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.6 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/08/15 08:49 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/08/14 23:49 |
| Latitude | -3.69 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 140.25 ° ± 5 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 
|
998 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
137 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
819 | 76255 |
| Manokwari
|
755 | 53190 |
| Nabire
|
528 | 43898 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
501 | 33623 |
| Madang
|
637 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
464 | 26252 |
| Goroka
|
628 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
376 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
684 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
161 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
583 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
803 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
776 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows the most significant earthquake around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.37 |
| Azimuthal gap | 77.99 ° |
| Number of stations used | 20 |
| Number of phases used | 20 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 23:51:37.92 | 1.69 | 130.13 | 8.93 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 23:53:28.32 | -1.11 | 160.84 | 17.41 | Automatic |
| IU | GUMO | P | 23:53:36.67 | 1.64 | 14.77 | 17.88 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 23:54:03.54 | -0.94 | 107.35 | 20.38 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 23:54:08.72 | 3.07 | 265.55 | 20.48 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 23:55:06.9 | 1.34 | 227.08 | 26.51 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 23:56:59.92 | 0.88 | 113.66 | 39.59 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 23:57:01.22 | -1.67 | 357.46 | 40.28 | Automatic |
| IU | AFI | P | 23:58:11.22 | 1.27 | 105.36 | 48.4 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 23:58:25.5 | -0.29 | 2.21 | 50.7 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 23:59:26.97 | -0.22 | 334.67 | 59.17 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 23:59:58.42 | 0.13 | 5.91 | 63.81 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 00:00:10.82 | -2 | 192.61 | 65.95 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 00:00:13.72 | -0.31 | 354.61 | 66.22 | Automatic |
| IU | ADK | P | 00:00:16.42 | 0.42 | 27.37 | 66.46 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 00:00:48.37 | -1.27 | 322.21 | 71.8 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 00:01:08.67 | -0.42 | 316.03 | 75.06 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 00:01:09.62 | -1.72 | 324.87 | 75.5 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 00:01:12.97 | 1.16 | 356.32 | 75.69 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 00:02:07.17 | -1.67 | 179.99 | 86.24 | Automatic |