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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2023/12/31 02:03 |
| Universal datetime | 2023/12/30 15:03 |
| Latitude | -6.30 ° ± 5 km |
| Longitude | 154.98 ° ± 5 km |
| Depth | 161 km (from location) ± 10 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 
|
927 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
885 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
648 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
65 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1193 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
792 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
1026 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
542 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
1062 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
619 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
1110 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
391 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
285 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
977 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
1026 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.65 |
| Azimuthal gap | 57.15 ° |
| Number of stations used | 27 |
| Number of phases used | 27 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 15:04:38.34 | 0.61 | 122.86 | 5.83 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 15:07:26.32 | -1.37 | 67.45 | 19.48 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 15:08:22.49 | -1.89 | 118.99 | 25.26 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 15:09:50.89 | -0.23 | 270.24 | 35.08 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 15:10:13.27 | 4.47 | 242.92 | 37.19 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 15:11:15.62 | -0.19 | 341.07 | 45.64 | Automatic |
| IU | RAR | P | 15:11:20.2 | -2.07 | 113.48 | 46.2 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 15:11:56.97 | -1.24 | 331.05 | 51.14 | Automatic |
| IU | KIP | P | 15:12:20.79 | 2.08 | 57.57 | 53.78 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 15:12:20.85 | -0.45 | 349.76 | 54.35 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 15:13:06.27 | -0.94 | 295.74 | 60.65 | Automatic |
| IU | ADK | P | 15:13:23.74 | 2.26 | 19.19 | 63.02 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 15:13:39.57 | -0.85 | 357.67 | 65.96 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 15:13:57.12 | -0.37 | 327.66 | 68.57 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 15:14:11.82 | -0.47 | 347.77 | 71.06 | Automatic |
| G | CCD | P | 15:14:12.45 | -0.99 | 188.2 | 71.13 | Automatic |
| II | TLY | P | 15:14:21.74 | -0.24 | 329.51 | 72.61 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 15:14:33.92 | -0.41 | 4.41 | 74.81 | Automatic |
| II | PALK | P | 15:14:38.94 | -0.47 | 279.24 | 75.33 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 15:15:16.34 | -0.73 | 21.09 | 82.56 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 15:15:19.72 | -1.12 | 318.76 | 83.18 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 15:15:22.22 | -1.01 | 180.01 | 83.63 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 15:15:34.99 | -1.71 | 321.93 | 86.36 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 15:15:41.22 | -0.45 | 313.42 | 87.34 | Automatic |
| II | PFO | P | 15:16:06.52 | 1.39 | 56.43 | 92.29 | Automatic |
| IU | RSSD | P | 15:16:53.7 | 3.53 | 46.15 | 102.26 | Automatic |
| II | FFC | P | 15:16:54.19 | 2.86 | 35.21 | 102.66 | Automatic |