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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2017/10/12 07:53 |
| Universal datetime | 2017/10/11 20:53 |
| Latitude | -8.63 ° ± 11 km |
| Longitude | 161.17 ° ± 12 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 
|
1540 | 283733 |
Nouméa 
|
1610 | 93060 |
| Lae
|
1578 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
161 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
673 | 40266 |
Port Vila 
|
1270 | 35901 |
Tarawa 
|
1716 | 28802 |
| Popondetta
|
1422 | 28198 |
| Kimbe
|
1265 | 18847 |
| Kavieng
|
1328 | 14490 |
| Luganville
|
1003 | 13397 |
| Rabaul
|
1112 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
481 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
1703 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1691 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.07 |
| Azimuthal gap | 153.26 ° |
| Number of stations used | 8 |
| Number of phases used | 8 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 20:54:08.77 | -0.48 | 236.2 | 1.45 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 21:04:37.82 | 1.41 | 199.74 | 67.07 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 21:05:16.82 | -0.85 | 325.54 | 73.89 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 21:05:22.22 | 0 | 345.29 | 74.76 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 21:06:09.27 | 3.54 | 19.43 | 82.62 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 21:06:09.12 | 1.24 | 350.23 | 83.06 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 21:06:37.32 | -0.75 | 317.75 | 89 | Automatic |
| IU | RSSD | P | 21:07:21.82 | -4.09 | 46.48 | 99.43 | Automatic |