| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 119.8 km |
| Coordinates | -5.672, 154.363 |
| UTC time | 2004-09-02 01:24:39.810 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, September 2, 2004 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, September 2, 2004 at 01:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 147.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.363 and latitude -5.672.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2004-09-02
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 147.0 km |
| Honiara | 745.2 km |
| Lae | 823.6 km |
| Port Moresby | 901.4 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1122.4 km |
| Jayapura | 1554.6 km |
| Abepura | 1562.3 km |
| Cairns | 1564.1 km |
| Merauke | 1573.4 km |
| Wamena | 1718.6 km |
| Townsville | 1720.8 km |
| Mackay | 1812.3 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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64.3 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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217.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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152.5 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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123.0 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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201.7 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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142.8 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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200.8 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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99.0 km |
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