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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2018/02/18 02:13 |
| Universal datetime | 2018/02/17 15:13 |
| Latitude | -6.20 ° ± 7 km |
| Longitude | 154.49 ° ± 9 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 
|
882 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
831 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
701 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
119 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1138 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
745 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
970 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
486 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
1007 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
571 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
1055 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
341 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
334 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
923 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
974 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.07 |
| Azimuthal gap | 123.54 ° |
| Number of stations used | 9 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 15:15:50.72 | -0.07 | 245.71 | 7.93 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 15:17:41.22 | 1.11 | 209.15 | 16.02 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 15:24:02.97 | -0.38 | 295.87 | 60.16 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 15:24:57.22 | 2.02 | 327.85 | 68.22 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 15:26:18.62 | -0.71 | 318.85 | 82.77 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 15:26:22.97 | -1.37 | 180.01 | 83.73 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 15:26:35.62 | 0.11 | 322.01 | 85.98 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 15:26:35.67 | -1.42 | 304.46 | 86.19 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 15:27:08.32 | 0.71 | 56.47 | 92.65 | Automatic |