| Magnitude | 5.7 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 70.4 km |
| Coordinates | -6.274, 154.664 |
| UTC time | 2000-08-22 13:51:29.840 |
Earthquake details
Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at 13:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 99.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.664 and latitude -6.274.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2000-08-22
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 99.9 km |
| Honiara | 680.7 km |
| Lae | 849.6 km |
| Port Moresby | 901.8 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1155.8 km |
| Cairns | 1530.9 km |
| Merauke | 1593.2 km |
| Jayapura | 1602.6 km |
| Abepura | 1609.9 km |
| Townsville | 1678.1 km |
| Wamena | 1759.0 km |
| Mackay | 1759.2 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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28.5 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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147.5 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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79.6 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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49.4 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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129.5 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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71.7 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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133.4 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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28.3 km |
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