| Magnitude | 5.8 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -4.228, 152.730 |
| UTC time | 2000-12-27 07:26:31.630 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, December 27, 2000 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, December 27, 2000 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 385.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 152.730 and latitude -4.228.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2000-12-27
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 385.3 km |
| Lae | 693.4 km |
| Port Moresby | 849.3 km |
| Mount Hagen | 959.7 km |
| Honiara | 986.0 km |
| Jayapura | 1348.0 km |
| Abepura | 1356.5 km |
| Merauke | 1443.6 km |
| Wamena | 1530.2 km |
| Cairns | 1604.8 km |
| Townsville | 1793.5 km |
| Nabire | 1916.1 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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306.2 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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458.6 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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392.0 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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361.9 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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441.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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383.4 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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442.6 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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339.2 km |
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