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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.4 mb |
| Local datetime | 2018/02/27 12:15 |
| Universal datetime | 2018/02/27 02:15 |
| Latitude | -6.16 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 143.79 ° ± 7 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 
|
524 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
527 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
360 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
57 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
571 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
244 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
16 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
707 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
177 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
288 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
332 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
472 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
130 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
598 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
299 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.62 |
| Azimuthal gap | 111.15 ° |
| Number of stations used | 18 |
| Number of phases used | 18 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 02:16:18.27 | 0.21 | 134.44 | 4.66 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 02:21:00.62 | 4.51 | 234.86 | 27.7 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 02:23:06.7 | 0.41 | 353.42 | 43.02 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 02:23:34.52 | 1.11 | 341.15 | 46.48 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 02:24:05.87 | -1.92 | 300.46 | 50.75 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 02:24:25.30 | 1.54 | 359.12 | 53.12 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 02:25:33.57 | 0.39 | 333.22 | 62.93 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 02:25:54.22 | 1.56 | 3.86 | 65.97 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 02:26:54.52 | 1.09 | 8.53 | 75.92 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 02:26:53.9 | -1.07 | 321.54 | 75.92 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 02:27:02.7 | -1.54 | 306.5 | 77.49 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 02:27:07.7 | -0.38 | 355.25 | 78.41 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 02:27:12.37 | -0.84 | 315.55 | 79.28 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 02:27:13.17 | -1.21 | 324.24 | 79.55 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 02:27:34.2 | -2.96 | 180 | 83.77 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 02:27:42.82 | -1.08 | 324.67 | 85.19 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 02:27:50.97 | 0.18 | 23.29 | 86.64 | Automatic |
| II | RAYN | P | 02:28:52.97 | 0.02 | 292.87 | 100.03 | Automatic |