| Magnitude | 5.7 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -7.025, 155.003 |
| UTC time | 2001-05-30 00:29:21.700 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 108.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 155.003 and latitude -7.025.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2001-05-30
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 108.2 km |
| Honiara | 607.4 km |
| Lae | 885.5 km |
| Port Moresby | 907.0 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1198.6 km |
| Cairns | 1491.0 km |
| Merauke | 1618.2 km |
| Townsville | 1625.7 km |
| Jayapura | 1661.2 km |
| Abepura | 1668.2 km |
| Mackay | 1693.6 km |
| Wamena | 1808.2 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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110.2 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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80.4 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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47.5 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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54.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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44.0 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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77.2 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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71.6 km |
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