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Type Event
Magnitude 5.2 mb
Local datetime 2021/03/17 11:57
Universal datetime 2021/03/17 00:57
Latitude -6.30 ° ± 7 km
Longitude 154.85 ° ± 5 km
Depth 88 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  914 283733
Lae  871 76255
Honiara  661 56298
Arawa  80 40266
Mt. Hagen  1178 33623
Popondetta  778 28198
Madang  1011 27419
Kimbe  528 18847
Goroka  1048 18503
Kavieng  608 14490
Kundiawa  1095 9383
Rabaul  379 8074
Gizo  296 6154
Lorengau  964 5806
Kerema  1012 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.35
Azimuthal gap 61.14 °
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 00:59:22.62 -0.7 247.33 8.23 Automatic
IU TARA P 01:01:48.22 0.24 67.61 19.6 Automatic
II WRAB P 01:02:33.49 -0.7 233.64 24.12 Automatic
II MSVF P 01:02:46.62 0.87 118.87 25.37 Automatic
II KAPI P 01:04:14.47 3.88 270.25 34.95 Automatic
IU CHTO P 01:07:27.47 -0.35 295.79 60.53 Automatic
IU MA2 P 01:08:01.22 -0.72 357.74 65.95 Automatic
IU ULN P 01:08:18.52 -0.16 327.71 68.49 Automatic
G CCD P 01:08:34.85 -0.19 188.17 71.11 Automatic
IU BILL P 01:08:55.7 -1.1 4.46 74.81 Automatic
II PALK P 01:09:00.87 0.4 279.26 75.2 Automatic
IU TIXI P 01:09:26.7 2 351.94 79.78 Automatic
IU COLA P 01:09:39.92 0.64 21.12 82.6 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 01:09:40.74 -1.62 318.79 83.09 Automatic
IU QSPA P 01:09:44.27 -0.97 180.01 83.63 Automatic
II KURK P 01:09:56.82 -1.53 321.96 86.28 Automatic