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Type Event
Magnitude 5 mb
Local datetime 2025/08/22 00:06
Universal datetime 2025/08/21 14:06
Latitude -4.60 ° ± 6 km
Longitude 151.54 ° ± 11 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  721 283733
Lae  556 76255
Arawa  481 40266
Mt. Hagen  824 33623
Popondetta  587 28198
Madang  642 27419
Kimbe  187 18847
Goroka  702 18503
Wewak  885 18230
Kavieng  238 14490
Kundiawa  746 9383
Rabaul  80 8074
Gizo  702 6154
Lorengau  552 5806
Kerema  730 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.9
Azimuthal gap 141.37 °
Number of stations used 14
Number of phases used 14

Webservices

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
IU PMG P 14:08:26.4 3.64 221.93 6.48 Automatic
IU CTAO P 14:10:36.14 0.64 197.94 16.32 Automatic
II WRAB P 14:11:44.19 -4.34 226.05 22.69 Automatic
IU MAJO P 14:14:45.92 0.83 344.23 43 Automatic
IU INCN P 14:15:27.72 2.39 333.28 48.04 Automatic
IU CHTO P 14:16:32.44 0.51 296.05 56.82 Automatic
IU MA2 P 14:17:20.77 0.23 359.57 64.18 Automatic
IU ULN P 14:17:29.27 0.69 328.84 65.32 Automatic
IU YAK P 14:17:50.42 0.65 349.2 68.72 Automatic
IU BILL P 14:18:18.39 0.02 5.76 73.42 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 14:18:52.97 -1.63 319.31 79.65 Automatic
II KURK P 14:19:09.44 -2.49 322.42 82.92 Automatic
II AAK P 14:19:14.82 -1.33 313.84 83.69 Automatic
II PFO P 14:20:06.94 0.19 56.57 94.21 Automatic