| Magnitude | 5.5 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -7.035, 155.314 |
| UTC time | 1997-08-06 11:08:03.090 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, August 6, 1997 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, August 6, 1997 at 11:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 93.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 155.314 and latitude -7.035.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1997-08-06
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 93.9 km |
| Honiara | 576.3 km |
| Lae | 919.9 km |
| Port Moresby | 939.4 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1232.9 km |
| Cairns | 1513.1 km |
| Townsville | 1643.4 km |
| Merauke | 1652.2 km |
| Jayapura | 1694.5 km |
| Abepura | 1701.4 km |
| Mackay | 1705.3 km |
| Wamena | 1842.3 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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123.0 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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46.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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32.0 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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61.6 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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21.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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43.5 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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44.2 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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85.5 km |
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