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Type Event
Magnitude 5.5 mb
Local datetime 2024/05/15 03:15
Universal datetime 2024/05/14 17:15
Latitude -5.60 ° ± 4 km
Longitude 149.96 ° ± 5 km
Depth 131 km (from location) ± 7 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Moresby  525 283733
Lae  352 76255
Arawa  625 40266
Mt. Hagen  637 33623
Popondetta  398 28198
Madang  465 27419
Mendi  702 26252
Kimbe  21 18847
Goroka  509 18503
Wewak  737 18230
Kavieng  347 14490
Kundiawa  556 9383
Rabaul  287 8074
Lorengau  495 5806
Kerema  523 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.4
Azimuthal gap 66.93 °
Number of stations used 29
Number of phases used 29

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 17:16:59.47 -0.88 215.98 4.71 Automatic
IU HNR P 17:18:18.94 -0.92 111.77 10.62 Automatic
IU CTAO P 17:19:14.44 -0.29 193.63 14.92 Automatic
IU GUMO P 17:20:12.47 1.57 345.28 19.85 Automatic
II WRAB P 17:20:22.49 -0.03 225.22 20.86 Automatic
II MSVF P 17:21:51.49 3.75 116.26 30.01 Automatic
IU MBWA P 17:22:14.94 -0.24 239.14 33.16 Automatic
II TAU P 17:22:50.69 0.76 183.18 37.38 Automatic
IU NWAO P 17:23:20.24 0.17 223.87 40.9 Automatic
IU TATO P 17:23:24.17 1.64 319.06 41.25 Automatic
IU MAJO P 17:23:39.67 -0.77 346.26 43.56 Automatic
II ERM P 17:24:18.22 2.89 353.2 48.02 Automatic
IU INCN P 17:24:19.2 1.51 335.08 48.26 Automatic
IU YSS P 17:24:52.85 0.51 353.85 52.95 Automatic
IU CHTO P 17:25:16.7 0.83 297.26 55.86 Automatic
G DRV P 17:25:52.85 0 184.47 61.45 Automatic
IU MA2 P 17:26:16.2 -0.85 0.45 65.18 Automatic
IU ULN P 17:26:19.47 0.79 329.84 65.38 Automatic
IU CASY P 17:26:25.92 -0.29 196.17 66.5 Automatic
IU YAK P 17:26:43.12 -0.6 350 69.42 Automatic
G CCD P 17:26:55.70 0.66 187 71.16 Automatic
IU BILL P 17:27:13.7 -1.53 6.32 74.58 Automatic
II KDAK P 17:27:34.92 -1.12 27.32 78.3 Automatic
IU TIXI P 17:27:34.87 -1.73 353.35 78.47 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 17:27:41.29 -1.11 319.79 79.39 Automatic
II KURK P 17:27:58.74 -1.46 322.79 82.76 Automatic
II AAK P 17:28:02.92 -0.07 314.19 83.25 Automatic
IU COLA P 17:28:01.67 -3.23 22.2 83.75 Automatic
II PFO P 17:29:04.19 0.07 56.71 96.08 Automatic