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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2025/10/28 00:29
Universal datetime 2025/10/27 14:29
Latitude -6.22 ° ± 6 km
Longitude 151.85 ° ± 8 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  626 283733
Lae  540 76255
Arawa  412 40266
Mt. Hagen  845 33623
Popondetta  487 28198
Madang  680 27419
Mendi  908 26252
Kimbe  202 18847
Goroka  715 18503
Kavieng  418 14490
Kundiawa  762 9383
Rabaul  225 8074
Gizo  589 6154
Lorengau  686 5806
Kerema  690 5646

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.61
Azimuthal gap 150.02 °
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 PMG P 14:30:59.24 0.71 235.21 5.63 Automatic
IU GUMO P 14:34:20.24 3.13 340.74 20.98 Automatic
II WRAB P 14:34:27.67 0.6 229.43 21.83 Automatic
II KAPI P 14:36:01.34 0.02 270.48 31.96 Automatic
IU MBWA P 14:36:21.92 -1.03 241.13 34.48 Automatic
G CCD P 14:40:50.40 -0.43 187.47 70.79 Automatic
IU SBA P 14:41:01.4 2.51 176.74 72.06 Automatic
IU BILL P 14:41:14.29 -0.78 5.6 74.99 Automatic
II KDAK P 14:41:35.49 2.97 26.72 77.99 Automatic
IU TIXI P 14:41:37.77 -1.65 352.81 79.3 Automatic
IU MAKZ P 14:41:48.49 -1.26 319.42 81.07 Automatic
IU COLA P 14:42:00.82 -1.77 21.78 83.62 Automatic
IU QSPA P 14:42:02.62 -1.09 180.01 83.71 Automatic
II KURK P 14:42:05.27 -1.67 322.47 84.38 Automatic
II AAK P 14:42:10.17 -0.26 313.9 85.02 Automatic