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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2025/03/16 02:28
Universal datetime 2025/03/15 16:28
Latitude -5.69 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 147.03 ° ± 13 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  417 283733
Lae  115 76255
Mt. Hagen  313 33623
Popondetta  366 28198
Madang  148 27419
Mendi  379 26252
Kimbe  345 18847
Goroka  188 18503
Wewak  445 18230
Daru  565 15214
Kavieng  543 14490
Kundiawa  233 9383
Rabaul  590 8074
Lorengau  406 5806
Kerema  280 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.83
Azimuthal gap 175.56 °
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 CTAO P 16:32:00.89 3.32 182.94 14.42 Automatic
II WRAB P 16:32:52.49 -1.41 219.72 18.83 Automatic
IU MBWA P 16:34:48.77 -0.16 237.08 30.64 Automatic
IU NWAO P 16:36:00.57 1.26 221.67 38.86 Automatic
IU MAJO P 16:36:34.79 2.21 349.59 43.04 Automatic
IU YSS P 16:37:50.40 2.38 356.34 52.79 Automatic
IU ULN P 16:39:08.37 1.15 331.35 64.03 Automatic
IU MA2 P 16:39:14.82 -0.49 2.08 65.34 Automatic
IU YAK P 16:39:38.42 -0.5 351.38 69.03 Automatic
G CCD P 16:39:46.10 -4.03 186.29 70.73 Automatic
IU BILL P 16:40:13.87 -1.07 7.39 75.02 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 16:40:29.69 -0.7 320.55 77.59 Automatic
IU TIXI P 16:40:31.57 -1.71 354.24 78.24 Automatic
II KURK P 16:40:48.24 -1.17 323.42 81.08 Automatic
II AAK P 16:40:51.42 0.92 314.76 81.23 Automatic