| Magnitude | 5.6 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -7.352, 154.428 |
| UTC time | 1979-03-21 05:35:12.800 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, March 21, 1979 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, March 21, 1979 at 05:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 177.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.428 and latitude -7.352.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1979-03-21
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 177.3 km |
| Honiara | 650.7 km |
| Lae | 824.0 km |
| Port Moresby | 835.5 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1139.8 km |
| Cairns | 1421.8 km |
| Merauke | 1551.2 km |
| Townsville | 1561.4 km |
| Jayapura | 1611.9 km |
| Abepura | 1618.5 km |
| Mackay | 1637.3 km |
| Wamena | 1752.2 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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149.9 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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146.8 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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102.9 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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102.9 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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121.2 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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112.3 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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148.1 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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118.5 km |
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