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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2018/03/05 05:56 |
| Universal datetime | 2018/03/04 19:56 |
| Latitude | -6.24 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 142.73 ° ± 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 
|
608 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
468 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
474 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
170 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
670 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
357 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
102 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
824 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
294 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
314 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
322 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
423 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
248 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
687 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
391 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.29 |
| Azimuthal gap | 72.63 ° |
| Number of stations used | 22 |
| Number of phases used | 22 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 19:57:37.67 | -2.49 | 126.09 | 5.41 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 19:59:41.62 | 1.01 | 166.45 | 14.27 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 20:00:23.29 | 1.31 | 101.73 | 17.35 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 20:01:22.52 | -1.2 | 271.88 | 22.9 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 20:01:58.92 | -0.74 | 233.92 | 26.8 | Automatic |
| IU | TATO | P | 20:03:33.42 | 1.69 | 327.31 | 37.43 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 20:04:15.92 | -1.23 | 354.67 | 42.99 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 20:04:44.62 | 1.5 | 342.25 | 46.23 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:06:43.12 | 0.9 | 333.84 | 62.54 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 20:06:54.57 | 2 | 193.79 | 64.03 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 20:07:04.77 | -0.63 | 4.44 | 66.13 | Automatic |
| IU | ADK | P | 20:07:17.32 | 1.87 | 25.74 | 67.64 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:07:23.47 | -0.25 | 353.49 | 69.01 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 20:08:01.52 | -0.96 | 321.88 | 75.33 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 20:08:05.77 | -0.76 | 8.9 | 76.16 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 20:08:10.87 | 0.05 | 306.77 | 76.7 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 20:08:18.67 | -0.47 | 355.58 | 78.41 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 20:08:22.22 | 1.03 | 315.82 | 78.61 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 20:08:22.82 | -0.27 | 324.53 | 79.01 | Automatic |
| II | KDAK | P | 20:08:41.49 | 1.09 | 29.1 | 82.26 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 20:08:51.67 | -1.21 | 324.86 | 84.65 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 20:09:02.69 | -2.23 | 23.45 | 87.13 | Automatic |