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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2023/03/17 20:47
Universal datetime 2023/03/17 10:47
Latitude -5.93 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 149.14 ° ± 11 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  446 283733
Lae  254 76255
Arawa  712 40266
Mt. Hagen  545 33623
Popondetta  329 28198
Madang  380 27419
Mendi  609 26252
Kimbe  119 18847
Goroka  416 18503
Wewak  665 18230
Kavieng  415 14490
Kundiawa  463 9383
Rabaul  384 8074
Lorengau  478 5806
Kerema  426 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 2.91
Azimuthal gap 173.4 °
Number of stations used 13
Number of phases used 13

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 10:48:40.2 -5.41 209.35 3.99 Automatic
IU CTAO P 10:51:10.44 2.67 190.93 14.43 Automatic
II KAPI P 10:53:51.2 3.83 270.33 29.26 Automatic
IU MBWA P 10:54:16.47 3.02 239.01 32.29 Automatic
IU MAJO P 10:55:48.42 0.54 347.26 43.7 Automatic
G DRV P 10:57:57.65 0.18 184.12 61.06 Automatic
IU ULN P 10:58:22.57 -2.71 330.32 65.26 Automatic
II TLY P 10:58:50.62 -1.21 331.82 69.44 Automatic
G CCD P 10:59:00.15 0.03 186.81 70.73 Automatic
IU BILL P 10:59:27.97 3.17 6.61 75 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 10:59:44.97 -3.85 320.03 79.11 Automatic
IU QSPA P 11:00:14.52 -0.27 180.01 83.99 Automatic
II ALE P 11:01:43.77 3.93 4 102.31 Automatic