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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2023/04/18 06:06 |
| Universal datetime | 2023/04/17 20:06 |
| Latitude | -4.18 ° ± 8 km |
| Longitude | 143.20 ° ± 7 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 
|
732 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
332 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
506 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
218 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
754 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
309 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
223 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
785 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
321 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
84 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
545 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
267 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
282 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
512 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
507 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 0.64 |
| Azimuthal gap | 115.27 ° |
| Number of stations used | 9 |
| Number of phases used | 9 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 20:08:01.2 | 0.59 | 143.26 | 6.54 | Automatic |
| IU | HNR | P | 20:10:26.94 | -0.96 | 108.43 | 17.43 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 20:11:33.9 | -0.6 | 267.03 | 23.39 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 20:15:12.77 | -0.42 | 299.32 | 49.26 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 20:16:37.37 | 1.11 | 333.07 | 60.91 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 20:17:16.57 | 0.33 | 353.16 | 67.02 | Automatic |
| G | CCD | P | 20:17:47.25 | 0.44 | 185.28 | 71.85 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 20:17:59.24 | -0.62 | 321.39 | 74.01 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 20:18:20.2 | 0.12 | 315.4 | 77.46 | Automatic |