| Magnitude | 5.8 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -4.274, 152.786 |
| UTC time | 2000-12-07 09:31:19.120 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, December 7, 2000 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, December 7, 2000 at 09:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 377.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 152.786 and latitude -4.274.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2000-12-07
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 377.3 km |
| Lae | 697.0 km |
| Port Moresby | 850.3 km |
| Mount Hagen | 964.9 km |
| Honiara | 977.9 km |
| Jayapura | 1354.9 km |
| Abepura | 1363.3 km |
| Merauke | 1447.8 km |
| Wamena | 1536.4 km |
| Cairns | 1603.2 km |
| Townsville | 1790.9 km |
| Mackay | 1919.4 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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298.1 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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450.6 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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384.0 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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353.9 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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433.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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375.4 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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434.6 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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331.2 km |
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