| Magnitude | 5.5 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 160.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.239, 155.225 |
| UTC time | 1979-01-24 01:30:59.400 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, January 24, 1979 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, January 24, 1979 at 01:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 37.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 155.225 and latitude -6.239.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1979-01-24
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 37.7 km |
| Honiara | 630.8 km |
| Lae | 911.8 km |
| Port Moresby | 960.4 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1217.8 km |
| Cairns | 1573.3 km |
| Merauke | 1655.0 km |
| Jayapura | 1661.8 km |
| Abepura | 1669.3 km |
| Townsville | 1713.0 km |
| Mackay | 1784.1 km |
| Wamena | 1820.1 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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51.4 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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108.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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61.3 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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49.0 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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99.7 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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48.1 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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40.5 km |
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