| Magnitude | 6.3 |
| Alert | Severe |
| Depth | 50.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.960, 155.668 |
| UTC time | 1955-09-08 03:27:23.420 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, September 8, 1955 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, September 8, 1955 at 03:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 82.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 155.668 and latitude -6.960.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Severe |
Earthquake map 1955-09-08
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 82.1 km |
| Honiara | 546.2 km |
| Lae | 958.8 km |
| Port Moresby | 979.2 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1271.1 km |
| Cairns | 1545.9 km |
| Townsville | 1672.0 km |
| Merauke | 1692.1 km |
| Mackay | 1728.1 km |
| Jayapura | 1729.7 km |
| Abepura | 1736.8 km |
| Port Vila | 1823.0 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.7
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-06 19:03 UTC
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139.1 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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14.4 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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58.6 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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87.0 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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24.2 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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63.2 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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6.8 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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106.6 km |
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