| Magnitude | 5.9 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 20.9 km |
| Coordinates | -6.165, 154.414 |
| UTC time | 1988-01-11 22:27:09.380 |
Earthquake details
Monday, January 11, 1988 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, January 11, 1988 at 22:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 127.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.414 and latitude -6.165.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1988-01-11
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 127.7 km |
| Honiara | 710.7 km |
| Lae | 822.9 km |
| Port Moresby | 881.7 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1127.9 km |
| Cairns | 1523.5 km |
| Merauke | 1568.1 km |
| Jayapura | 1572.8 km |
| Abepura | 1580.1 km |
| Townsville | 1675.1 km |
| Wamena | 1730.0 km |
| Mackay | 1761.8 km |
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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.9
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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M 4.4
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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158.0 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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M 4.6
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Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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163.3 km |
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M 5.1
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Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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58.4 km |
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