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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2023/08/13 14:09
Universal datetime 2023/08/13 04:09
Latitude -6.69 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 147.60 ° ± 9 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  311 283733
Lae  68 76255
Mt. Hagen  385 33623
Popondetta  241 28198
Madang  258 27419
Mendi  442 26252
Kimbe  308 18847
Goroka  254 18503
Wewak  560 18230
Daru  551 15214
Kavieng  577 14490
Kundiawa  301 9383
Rabaul  573 8074
Lorengau  516 5806
Kerema  238 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 2.55
Azimuthal gap 168.22 °
Number of stations used 15
Number of phases used 15

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 04:10:18.72 -0.41 189.11 2.75 Automatic
IU CTAO P 04:12:42.39 -2.91 185.44 13.47 Automatic
II WRAB P 04:13:51.29 0.98 222.86 18.46 Automatic
II KAPI P 04:15:24.17 -0.16 271.94 27.75 Automatic
IU MBWA P 04:15:49.24 0.07 238.95 30.59 Automatic
II TAU P 04:16:37.37 0.5 180.35 36.22 Automatic
IU NWAO P 04:16:59.12 2.11 222.96 38.5 Automatic
IU CHTO P 04:19:01.32 -0.2 298.95 54.31 Automatic
IU PET P 04:19:44.37 1.18 7.61 60.44 Automatic
IU ULN P 04:20:19.77 4.5 331.28 65.17 Automatic
IU MA2 P 04:20:18.82 -3.34 1.75 66.31 Automatic
IU SBA P 04:21:00.12 2.44 175.83 71.86 Automatic
IU BILL P 04:21:23.39 2.64 7.15 75.93 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 04:21:35.74 -1.47 320.53 78.72 Automatic
II KURK P 04:21:50.4 -5.93 323.38 82.22 Automatic