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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2020/03/16 03:51 |
| Universal datetime | 2020/03/15 17:51 |
| Latitude | -5.51 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 147.52 ° ± 9 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 
|
439 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
147 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
367 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
369 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
194 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
434 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
291 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
244 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
482 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
618 | 15214 |
| Kavieng
|
489 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
289 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
533 | 8074 |
| Lorengau
|
386 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
325 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.96 |
| Azimuthal gap | 124.6 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 17:52:06.97 | -3.75 | 185.16 | 3.91 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 17:55:36.19 | 0.92 | 220.4 | 19.28 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 17:57:32.49 | 2.75 | 237.21 | 31.14 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 17:57:43.57 | 3.94 | 114.89 | 32.24 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 18:01:51.27 | 0.84 | 1.82 | 65.14 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 18:02:50.2 | 0.07 | 7.22 | 74.78 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 18:03:38.99 | -4.75 | 22.67 | 84.6 | Automatic |