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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.4 mb |
| Local datetime | 2026/01/27 03:06 |
| Universal datetime | 2026/01/26 17:06 |
| Latitude | -6.49 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 143.63 ° ± 6 km |
| Depth | 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
Port Moresby 
|
513 | 283733 |
Jayapura 
|
545 | 134895 |
| Lae
|
373 | 76255 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
95 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
569 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
277 | 27419 |
| Mendi
|
38 | 26252 |
| Kimbe
|
729 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
199 | 18503 |
| Wewak
|
325 | 18230 |
| Daru
|
293 | 15214 |
| Vanimo
|
493 | 11204 |
| Kundiawa
|
156 | 9383 |
| Lorengau
|
638 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
291 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.57 |
| Azimuthal gap | 101.18 ° |
| Number of stations used | 25 |
| Number of phases used | 25 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | PMG | P | 17:07:30.89 | -1.3 | 130.06 | 4.55 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 17:09:41.29 | 2.7 | 169.64 | 13.84 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 17:10:07.42 | -2.7 | 212.92 | 16.18 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 17:11:37.7 | 0.47 | 272.28 | 23.8 | Automatic |
| IU | TATO | P | 17:13:41.94 | 0.5 | 326.42 | 38.13 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 17:14:23.79 | 0.1 | 353.65 | 43.33 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 17:14:50.62 | -0.37 | 341.42 | 46.74 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 17:15:22.97 | -0.56 | 300.78 | 50.78 | Automatic |
| IU | YSS | P | 17:15:42.15 | 0.45 | 359.26 | 53.45 | Automatic |
| G | DRV | P | 17:16:30.5 | -0.61 | 181.65 | 60.23 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 17:16:49.52 | -0.66 | 333.38 | 63.16 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 17:16:55.72 | -0.53 | 194.14 | 64 | Automatic |
| IU | MA2 | P | 17:17:10.17 | -0.21 | 3.94 | 66.31 | Automatic |
| II | TLY | P | 17:17:20.34 | 2.23 | 334.44 | 67.46 | Automatic |
| IU | YAK | P | 17:17:31.92 | 2.2 | 353.06 | 69.36 | Automatic |
| G | CCD | P | 17:17:31.45 | -0.54 | 185.47 | 69.59 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 17:18:09.14 | -1.45 | 321.64 | 76.08 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | P | 17:18:10.54 | -0.42 | 8.58 | 76.27 | Automatic |
| IU | TIXI | P | 17:18:22.32 | -2.39 | 355.3 | 78.73 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 17:18:28.47 | -0.94 | 315.63 | 79.41 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 17:18:29.9 | -1.76 | 324.32 | 79.73 | Automatic |
| II | KDAK | P | 17:18:45.37 | 2.3 | 28.88 | 82.05 | Automatic |
| G | RER | P | 17:19:05.85 | 2.52 | 249.15 | 85.7 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 17:19:06.49 | -1.62 | 23.31 | 87 | Automatic |
| GE | VOI | P | 17:19:44.70 | 2.58 | 247.28 | 93.94 | Automatic |