| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.956, 155.043 |
| UTC time | 2000-03-16 07:11:18.510 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, March 16, 2000 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 99.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 155.043 and latitude -6.956.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2000-03-16
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 99.4 km |
| Honiara | 606.9 km |
| Lae | 889.8 km |
| Port Moresby | 913.6 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1202.3 km |
| Cairns | 1499.7 km |
| Merauke | 1623.5 km |
| Townsville | 1634.6 km |
| Jayapura | 1663.3 km |
| Abepura | 1670.2 km |
| Mackay | 1702.4 km |
| Wamena | 1811.3 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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103.8 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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76.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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23.2 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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40.5 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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52.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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35.2 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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71.8 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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65.1 km |
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