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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2026/03/30 04:09 |
| Universal datetime | 2026/03/29 18:09 |
| Latitude | -5.23 ° ± 4 km |
| Longitude | 153.59 ° ± 5 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 
|
847 | 283733 |
| Lae
|
749 | 76255 |
Honiara 
|
843 | 56298 |
| Arawa
|
245 | 40266 |
| Mt. Hagen
|
1041 | 33623 |
| Popondetta
|
708 | 28198 |
| Madang
|
865 | 27419 |
| Kimbe
|
383 | 18847 |
| Goroka
|
914 | 18503 |
| Kavieng
|
425 | 14490 |
| Kundiawa
|
960 | 9383 |
| Rabaul
|
196 | 8074 |
| Gizo
|
479 | 6154 |
| Lorengau
|
785 | 5806 |
| Kerema
|
907 | 5646 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.53 |
| Azimuthal gap | 53.03 ° |
| Number of stations used | 17 |
| Number of phases used | 17 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | HNR | P | 18:11:45.67 | 1.44 | 124.09 | 7.58 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 18:11:46.19 | 1.45 | 236.4 | 7.62 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 18:13:43.94 | -0.29 | 204.99 | 16.48 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 18:14:32.97 | 1.95 | 71.69 | 20.4 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 18:15:06.47 | 0.11 | 230.13 | 23.79 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 18:16:37.19 | 1.75 | 268.8 | 33.7 | Automatic |
| IU | MAJO | P | 18:18:01.39 | 0.23 | 342.19 | 44.18 | Automatic |
| IU | INCN | P | 18:18:44.7 | 0.72 | 331.77 | 49.54 | Automatic |
| IU | CHTO | P | 18:19:54.12 | 0.86 | 295.67 | 58.93 | Automatic |
| G | DRV | P | 18:20:11.30 | -2.84 | 186.04 | 62.15 | Automatic |
| IU | ULN | P | 18:20:46.2 | 0.63 | 328.04 | 66.92 | Automatic |
| G | CCD | P | 18:21:14.75 | -2.28 | 187.83 | 72 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 18:21:24.19 | 1.46 | 177.12 | 72.95 | Automatic |
| IU | MAKZ | P | 18:22:09.92 | -0.88 | 318.94 | 81.45 | Automatic |
| IU | COLA | P | 18:22:10.39 | -3.07 | 21.45 | 82.06 | Automatic |
| II | KURK | P | 18:22:26.12 | -1.23 | 322.11 | 84.66 | Automatic |
| II | AAK | P | 18:22:32.27 | 0 | 313.57 | 85.59 | Automatic |