| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 35.6 km |
| Coordinates | -6.216, 154.542 |
| UTC time | 1995-08-17 02:20:55.820 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, August 17, 1995 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, August 17, 1995 at 02:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 113.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.542 and latitude -6.216.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1995-08-17
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 113.3 km |
| Honiara | 695.6 km |
| Lae | 836.5 km |
| Port Moresby | 892.1 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1142.2 km |
| Cairns | 1527.6 km |
| Merauke | 1581.0 km |
| Jayapura | 1587.9 km |
| Abepura | 1595.3 km |
| Townsville | 1677.1 km |
| Wamena | 1744.8 km |
| Mackay | 1760.9 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.7
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-06 19:03 UTC
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33.5 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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162.2 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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93.7 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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63.6 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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143.7 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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86.3 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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148.2 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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43.2 km |
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