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Type Event
Magnitude 5.2 mb
Local datetime 2025/03/22 04:08
Universal datetime 2025/03/21 17:08
Latitude -6.82 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 155.92 ° ± 5 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  1005 283733
Lae  987 76255
Honiara  530 56298
Arawa  76 40266
Mt. Hagen  1299 33623
Popondetta  873 28198
Madang  1136 27419
Kimbe  655 18847
Goroka  1168 18503
Kavieng  735 14490
Kundiawa  1216 9383
Rabaul  509 8074
Gizo  174 6154
Lorengau  1095 5806
Kerema  1120 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.22
Azimuthal gap 84.39 °
Number of stations used 16
Number of phases used 16

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 17:10:56.79 1.72 252.82 9.05 Automatic
IU CTAO P 17:12:32.19 0.21 214.31 16.25 Automatic
II MSVF P 17:14:01.39 0.48 118.87 24.19 Automatic
II WRAB P 17:14:05.54 0.19 235.81 24.69 Automatic
IU AFI P 17:15:16.77 1.15 105.23 32.52 Automatic
IU YSS P 17:18:16.50 2.23 349.07 55.03 Automatic
IU CHTO P 17:19:00.94 -1.9 295.67 61.71 Automatic
IU MA2 P 17:19:32.37 -0.33 357.16 66.52 Automatic
IU ULN P 17:19:52.57 0.42 327.35 69.51 Automatic
G CCD P 17:19:58.10 -2.01 188.44 70.75 Automatic
IU YAK P 17:20:06.77 1.27 347.39 71.77 Automatic
II TLY P 17:20:16.27 -0.18 329.24 73.53 Automatic
IU BILL P 17:20:25.59 -0.42 4.05 75.26 Automatic
IU TIXI P 17:20:55.12 0.02 351.64 80.45 Automatic
IU COLA P 17:21:06.27 -1.02 20.84 82.71 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 17:21:13.64 -1.82 318.61 84.18 Automatic