| Magnitude | 5.1 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 20.4 km |
| Coordinates | -3.662, 153.521 |
| UTC time | 2001-09-26 10:47:28.840 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, September 26, 2001 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 10:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 364.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 153.521 and latitude -3.662.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2001-09-26
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 364.9 km |
| Lae | 799.5 km |
| Port Moresby | 956.5 km |
| Honiara | 958.0 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1059.1 km |
| Jayapura | 1428.6 km |
| Abepura | 1437.5 km |
| Merauke | 1547.9 km |
| Wamena | 1619.2 km |
| Cairns | 1702.1 km |
| Townsville | 1884.2 km |
| Nabire | 2002.5 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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301.4 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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451.4 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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392.3 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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363.8 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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439.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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381.3 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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433.2 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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