| Magnitude | 6.7 |
| Alert | Severe |
| Depth | 34.0 km |
| Coordinates | -4.786, 153.275 |
| UTC time | 2002-12-12 08:30:42.770 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, December 12, 2002 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 300.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 153.275 and latitude -4.786.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Severe |
Earthquake map 2002-12-12
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 300.4 km |
| Lae | 728.1 km |
| Port Moresby | 854.4 km |
| Honiara | 900.5 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1009.5 km |
| Jayapura | 1417.2 km |
| Abepura | 1425.3 km |
| Merauke | 1481.5 km |
| Cairns | 1580.1 km |
| Wamena | 1591.9 km |
| Townsville | 1758.2 km |
| Mackay | 1875.3 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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219.9 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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372.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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305.4 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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275.3 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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355.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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296.8 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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356.2 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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252.6 km |
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