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Type Event
Magnitude 5.3 mb
Local datetime 2020/12/27 12:32
Universal datetime 2020/12/27 02:32
Latitude -4.70 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 153.13 ° ± 5 km
Depth 113 km (from location) ± 10 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  842 283733
Lae  717 76255
Honiara  917 56298
Arawa  318 40266
Mt. Hagen  997 33623
Popondetta  703 28198
Madang  817 27419
Kimbe  345 18847
Goroka  872 18503
Kavieng  348 14490
Kundiawa  918 9383
Rabaul  123 8074
Gizo  556 6154
Lorengau  714 5806
Kerema  883 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.06
Azimuthal gap 51.86 °
Number of stations used 26
Number of phases used 26

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU HNR P 02:34:10.97 -0.25 125.4 8.26 Automatic
IU CTAO P 02:36:01.2 -0.67 202.93 16.78 Automatic
IU GUMO P 02:36:39.57 1.93 335.94 20.04 Automatic
IU TARA P 02:36:46.99 1.43 73.44 20.68 Automatic
II WRAB P 02:37:15.39 -1.1 228.59 23.79 Automatic
II MSVF P 02:37:50.77 -0.77 120.14 27.65 Automatic
II KAPI P 02:38:40.37 -0.98 268.02 33.26 Automatic
IU MBWA P 02:39:06.59 -0.81 240.04 36.34 Automatic
IU RAR P 02:40:45.24 -1.03 114.32 48.53 Automatic
IU INCN P 02:40:47.37 0.15 331.94 48.86 Automatic
IU CHTO P 02:41:58.34 0.84 295.54 58.29 Automatic
G DRV P 02:42:26.40 0.56 185.82 62.63 Automatic
IU MA2 P 02:42:35.52 -0.77 358.67 64.3 Automatic
IU ULN P 02:42:50.27 0.88 328.13 66.23 Automatic
IU CASY P 02:43:03.22 0.72 197.04 68.28 Automatic
IU YAK P 02:43:07.12 0.04 348.48 69.12 Automatic
G CCD P 02:43:28.95 0.98 187.71 72.46 Automatic
IU BILL P 02:43:31.77 -0.94 5.15 73.36 Automatic
IU SBA P 02:43:36.72 2.58 177.04 73.5 Automatic
IU TIXI P 02:43:58.12 -0.94 352.39 77.96 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 02:44:14.79 -0.27 318.98 80.76 Automatic
IU COLA P 02:44:17.39 -2.3 21.58 81.74 Automatic
II KURK P 02:44:31.12 -0.57 322.15 83.97 Automatic
II NIL P 02:44:33.82 0.27 304.55 84.23 Automatic
II AAK P 02:44:37.27 0.62 313.61 84.9 Automatic
IU QSPA P 02:44:38.47 0.42 180.01 85.23 Automatic