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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2019/12/29 23:59 |
| Universal datetime | 2019/12/29 13:59 |
| Latitude | -4.89 ° ± 7 km |
| Longitude | 150.86 ° ± 14 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 
|
648 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
474 | 76255 |
| Arawa
|
542 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
744 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
517 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
564 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
811 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
108 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
621 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
255 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
665 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
162 | 8074 |
Gizo 
|
750 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
508 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
649 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.13 |
| Azimuthal gap | 210.77 ° |
| 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 | 14:00:31.22 | 0.82 | 218.89 | 5.82 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 14:03:56.57 | -1.69 | 225.44 | 22 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 14:08:47.67 | 2.16 | 296.48 | 56.34 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 14:09:45.47 | 0.55 | 329.24 | 65.22 | Automatic |
| G | CCD | P | 14:10:28.5 | 0.61 | 187.18 | 71.98 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 14:11:09.52 | -0.88 | 319.5 | 79.42 | Automatic |
| II | NIL | P | 14:11:26.2 | -1.16 | 304.91 | 82.47 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 14:11:31.7 | -0.61 | 313.97 | 83.39 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 14:11:40.2 | 0.18 | 180.01 | 85.04 | Automatic |