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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.2 mb |
| Local datetime | 2018/08/17 12:50 |
| Universal datetime | 2018/08/17 02:50 |
| Latitude | -13.87 ° ± 9 km |
| Longitude | 154.23 ° ± 17 km |
| Depth | 132 km (from location) ± 17 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 
|
908 | 283733 |
Cairns 
|
968 | 154225 |
| Townsville
|
994 | 138954 |
| Mackay
|
969 | 75922 |
Honiara 
|
793 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
857 | 40266 |
| Popondetta
|
862 | 28198 |
| Kimbe
|
1023 | 18847 |
| Bowen
|
934 | 10983 |
| Innisfail
|
967 | 10143 |
| Charters Towers
|
1092 | 9573 |
| Ayr
|
963 | 9078 |
| Atherton
|
1012 | 6959 |
| Gizo
|
699 | 6154 |
| Ingham
|
1011 | 6127 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.49 |
| Azimuthal gap | 165.86 ° |
| 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 | PMG | P | 02:52:50.47 | 0.15 | 302.04 | 8.23 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 02:57:20.97 | -1.01 | 252.53 | 33.62 | Automatic |
| G | DRV | P | 03:00:01.30 | 0.43 | 186.94 | 53.64 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 03:03:28.79 | -1.39 | 319.3 | 88.4 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 03:03:35.77 | -0.79 | 21.08 | 89.88 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 03:03:44.97 | -1.3 | 322.15 | 91.87 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 03:03:50.67 | 3.49 | 313.59 | 92.01 | Automatic |
| II | BRVK | P | 03:04:12.17 | 0.41 | 322.93 | 97.47 | Automatic |