| Magnitude | 7.7 |
| Alert | Extreme |
| Depth | 30.1 km |
| Coordinates | -5.799, 154.178 |
| UTC time | 1995-08-16 10:27:28.630 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, August 16, 1995 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, August 16, 1995 at 10:27 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 161.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.178 and latitude -5.799.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Extreme |
Earthquake map 1995-08-16
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 161.0 km |
| Honiara | 754.4 km |
| Lae | 801.3 km |
| Port Moresby | 876.7 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1101.6 km |
| Jayapura | 1537.7 km |
| Cairns | 1540.6 km |
| Abepura | 1545.3 km |
| Merauke | 1550.4 km |
| Townsville | 1698.8 km |
| Wamena | 1699.6 km |
| Mackay | 1792.7 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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74.3 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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222.5 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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154.9 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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124.8 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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204.8 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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146.8 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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207.5 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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102.7 km |
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