What is the curvature of this metric?

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This is a follow up to a question about a four dimensional geometry that's suggested by data I've collected.

If I have a surface defined by:$$ds^2=-(\phi^2t^2)dt^2+dx^2+dy^2+dz^2$$where $\phi$ is a constant with units of $km$ $s^{-2}$, t is time ($s$), x, y and z are spatial coordiantes (in $km$), how would I calculate the curvature of the spatial surface?

Is the curvature zero (that is, does this metric describe perfectly flat space)?