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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.4 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/09/18 00:26 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/09/17 14:26 |
| Latitude | -6.26 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 148.67 ° ± 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 
|
390 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
193 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
495 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
281 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
340 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
557 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
181 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
365 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
634 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
678 | 15214 |
| Kavieng
|
471 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
412 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
447 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
493 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
363 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.77 |
| Azimuthal gap | 61.62 ° |
| 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 | HNR | P | 14:28:53.79 | 0.6 | 106.59 | 11.61 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 14:29:25.97 | 0.84 | 189.42 | 14.02 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 14:30:34.42 | 0.2 | 224.14 | 19.5 | Automatic |
| IU | GUMO | P | 14:30:44.7 | 2.87 | 349.23 | 20.21 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 14:32:07.92 | 1.93 | 270.98 | 28.81 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 14:32:28.2 | 3.89 | 114.45 | 30.88 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 14:32:32.37 | 0.99 | 239.13 | 31.72 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 14:34:11.72 | -0.8 | 347.85 | 43.92 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 14:35:28.80 | 2.84 | 354.98 | 53.48 | Automatic |
| IU | XMAS | P | 14:35:33.4 | -2.21 | 82.96 | 54.43 | Automatic |
| IU | PET | P | 14:36:11.10 | -0.53 | 6.92 | 59.89 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 14:36:48.12 | -0.4 | 330.63 | 65.32 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 14:36:48.62 | -1.6 | 195.84 | 65.52 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 14:37:17.92 | 1.1 | 350.64 | 69.85 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 14:37:31.97 | 0 | 176.07 | 72.21 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 14:38:09.34 | -2.09 | 320.19 | 79.07 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 14:38:28.42 | -1.39 | 323.11 | 82.52 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 14:38:30.52 | -1.03 | 314.49 | 82.79 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 14:38:33.87 | -2.12 | 180.01 | 83.67 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 14:38:38.84 | -2.57 | 22.42 | 84.85 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 14:39:41.22 | -0.52 | 56.82 | 97.51 | Automatic |