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Type Event
Magnitude 5.2 mb
Local datetime 2025/01/16 08:37
Universal datetime 2025/01/15 21:37
Latitude -10.64 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 165.81 ° ± 4 km
Depth 76 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  2044 283733
Nouméa  1288 93060
Suva  1594 77366
Honiara  656 56298
Nandi  1482 42284
Arawa  1228 40266
Port Vila  830 35901
Tarawa  1547 28802
Popondetta  1937 28198
Labasa  1602 24187
Kimbe  1815 18847
Kavieng  1881 14490
Luganville  559 13397
Rabaul  1667 8074
Gizo  1025 6154

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.38
Azimuthal gap 57.49 °
Number of stations used 24
Number of phases used 24

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU HNR P 21:38:30.94 -0.65 281.25 5.89 Automatic
IU FUNA P 21:40:10.24 -3.26 82.06 13.37 Automatic
II MSVF P 21:40:23.19 3.95 122.29 13.83 Automatic
IU PMG P 21:41:17.32 1.26 272.18 18.4 Automatic
IU CTAO P 21:41:44.29 -0.38 241.01 21.06 Automatic
II WRAB P 21:43:21.32 -1.78 249.13 31.66 Automatic
IU MBWA P 21:45:17.89 -0.05 250.7 45.37 Automatic
II KAPI P 21:45:22.89 0.54 273.33 45.93 Automatic
IU NWAO P 21:45:52.62 1.11 235.55 49.74 Automatic
IU MAJO P 21:46:20.97 0.46 332.55 53.86 Automatic
IU YSS P 21:47:13.85 2.22 342.24 61.16 Automatic
IU SBA P 21:47:51.44 -0.97 179.78 67.21 Automatic
G CCD P 21:47:59.35 -1.97 190.75 68.61 Automatic
IU CHTO P 21:48:23.92 0.24 293.9 72.18 Automatic
IU YAK P 21:48:55.12 0.01 343.58 77.92 Automatic
IU ULN P 21:48:57.62 0.62 324.13 78.17 Automatic
IU BILL P 21:48:58.97 -0.32 0.25 78.71 Automatic
II TLY P 21:49:17.74 0.28 326.38 81.97 Automatic
IU COLA P 21:49:22.29 -0.4 18.02 83.05 Automatic
IU TIXI P 21:49:36.9 -0.69 349.06 85.86 Automatic
IU TUC P 21:49:59.37 0.59 57.1 90.19 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 21:50:13.52 -0.45 317.02 93.57 Automatic
II KURK P 21:50:26.19 -0.8 320.47 96.45 Automatic
II AAK P 21:50:35.27 0.45 312.02 98.14 Automatic