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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2020/12/18 20:16
Universal datetime 2020/12/18 10:16
Latitude -6.34 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 146.98 ° ± 6 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  346 283733
Lae  43 76255
Mt. Hagen  310 33623
Popondetta  303 28198
Madang  181 27419
Mendi  369 26252
Kimbe  361 18847
Goroka  178 18503
Wewak  482 18230
Daru  514 15214
Kavieng  595 14490
Kundiawa  226 9383
Rabaul  620 8074
Lorengau  478 5806
Kerema  216 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.94
Azimuthal gap 110.11 °
Number of stations used 16
Number of phases used 16

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 10:17:36.57 -0.25 176.62 3.07 Automatic
IU HNR P 10:19:59.2 2.66 104.38 13.21 Automatic
IU CTAO P 10:20:05.34 2.6 182.85 13.76 Automatic
II WRAB P 10:21:03.64 1.8 220.85 18.3 Automatic
IU MBWA P 10:23:00.92 1.44 237.97 30.24 Automatic
IU MAJO P 10:24:51.62 -0.04 349.78 43.67 Automatic
G DRV P 10:26:55.5 -2.77 183.17 60.51 Automatic
IU ULN P 10:27:23.97 -0.81 331.53 64.57 Automatic
IU CASY P 10:27:25.82 -2.12 195.29 64.99 Automatic
G CCD P 10:27:58.15 -2.04 186.3 70.08 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 10:28:49.12 2.13 320.65 78.06 Automatic
IU TIXI P 10:28:48.77 -2.04 354.27 78.88 Automatic
II NIL P 10:29:00.12 1.07 305.81 80.16 Automatic
II KURK P 10:29:05.69 -0.31 323.49 81.57 Automatic
II AAK P 10:29:08.62 1.92 314.84 81.65 Automatic
IU QSPA P 10:29:13.52 -3.25 180 83.59 Automatic