| Magnitude | 5.1 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -7.219, 155.092 |
| UTC time | 2001-05-30 02:16:03.180 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 02:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 122.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 155.092 and latitude -7.219.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2001-05-30
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 122.0 km |
| Honiara | 589.1 km |
| Lae | 896.2 km |
| Port Moresby | 910.0 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1210.7 km |
| Cairns | 1481.5 km |
| Townsville | 1612.8 km |
| Merauke | 1625.6 km |
| Jayapura | 1677.0 km |
| Mackay | 1677.1 km |
| Abepura | 1683.8 km |
| Wamena | 1821.6 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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133.4 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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72.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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48.7 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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70.3 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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46.6 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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61.9 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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74.9 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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94.8 km |
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