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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Local datetime | 2018/03/23 09:23 |
| Universal datetime | 2018/03/22 23:23 |
| Latitude | -6.16 ° ± 9 km |
| Longitude | 143.25 ° ± 15 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 
|
568 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
490 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
419 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
112 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
623 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
299 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
44 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
767 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
237 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
291 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
326 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
440 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
190 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
639 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
347 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 0.4 |
| Azimuthal gap | 206.48 ° |
| Number of stations used | 9 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | KAPI | P | 23:28:32.7 | 0.02 | 271.6 | 23.41 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 23:33:47.2 | 0.64 | 333.52 | 62.69 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 23:33:57.22 | 0.2 | 193.97 | 64.23 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 23:35:06.72 | -0.34 | 321.71 | 75.59 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 23:35:15.67 | -0.32 | 306.63 | 77.06 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 23:35:26.62 | 0.66 | 315.68 | 78.91 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 23:35:26.97 | -0.51 | 324.38 | 79.24 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 23:35:51.67 | -0.12 | 180 | 83.77 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 23:35:56.92 | -0.23 | 324.76 | 84.87 | Automatic |