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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.6 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/09/21 08:13 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/09/20 22:13 |
| Latitude | -5.14 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 147.70 ° ± 6 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 
|
482 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
193 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
395 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
406 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
213 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
463 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
274 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
277 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
484 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
661 | 15214 |
| Kavieng
|
446 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
319 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
503 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
347 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
371 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.25 |
| Azimuthal gap | 77.72 ° |
| 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 | CTAO | P | 22:17:09.7 | 1.01 | 185.26 | 15.02 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 22:18:05.47 | -0.14 | 220.1 | 19.68 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 22:19:10.72 | 0.46 | 76.21 | 26.02 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 22:19:58.39 | -0.41 | 236.84 | 31.5 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 22:20:05.47 | 0.04 | 115.54 | 32.23 | Automatic |
| IU | TATO | P | 22:21:07.32 | 1.16 | 320.94 | 39.44 | Automatic |
| IU | NWAO | P | 22:21:10.22 | 1.45 | 221.76 | 39.71 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 22:21:29.87 | -1.64 | 348.71 | 42.62 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 22:22:08.97 | 2.96 | 337 | 46.92 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 22:22:47.20 | 0.62 | 355.74 | 52.28 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 22:24:08.47 | 0 | 330.87 | 63.86 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 22:24:23.57 | -1.37 | 195.39 | 66.34 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 22:24:39.37 | 0.92 | 351.03 | 68.59 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 22:25:09.54 | 1.07 | 175.89 | 73.4 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 22:25:31.69 | -1.02 | 320.29 | 77.59 | Automatic |
| II | KDAK | P | 22:25:40.97 | 1.17 | 27.98 | 78.93 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 22:25:50.12 | -1.37 | 323.22 | 81.03 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 22:25:53.32 | 0.05 | 314.57 | 81.31 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 22:26:05.87 | -1.67 | 22.65 | 84.18 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 22:26:09.37 | -1.75 | 180 | 84.79 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 22:26:18.62 | -1.54 | 324.01 | 86.63 | Automatic |