| Magnitude | 5.5 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 102.1 km |
| Coordinates | -6.426, 154.934 |
| UTC time | 1993-10-13 01:39:12.320 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, October 13, 1993 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, October 13, 1993 at 01:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 73.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.934 and latitude -6.426.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1993-10-13
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 73.3 km |
| Honiara | 646.4 km |
| Lae | 878.4 km |
| Port Moresby | 922.7 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1186.3 km |
| Cairns | 1536.6 km |
| Merauke | 1619.9 km |
| Jayapura | 1635.8 km |
| Abepura | 1643.0 km |
| Townsville | 1678.6 km |
| Mackay | 1753.3 km |
| Wamena | 1790.8 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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43.9 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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113.6 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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47.6 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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19.6 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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96.8 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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38.1 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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99.1 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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6.2 km |
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