| Magnitude | 5.7 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 59.5 km |
| Coordinates | -6.548, 154.959 |
| UTC time | 1971-10-03 08:36:06.230 |
Earthquake details
Sunday, October 3, 1971 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, October 3, 1971 at 08:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 75.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.959 and latitude -6.548.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1971-10-03
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 75.9 km |
| Honiara | 637.0 km |
| Lae | 880.7 km |
| Port Moresby | 920.3 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1189.7 km |
| Cairns | 1528.0 km |
| Merauke | 1620.5 km |
| Jayapura | 1641.9 km |
| Abepura | 1649.1 km |
| Townsville | 1668.3 km |
| Mackay | 1741.5 km |
| Wamena | 1795.3 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.7
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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103.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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5.8 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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84.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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27.6 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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90.1 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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19.0 km |
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