| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 44.3 km |
| Coordinates | -6.583, 154.672 |
| UTC time | 2005-01-07 05:37:33.680 |
Earthquake details
Friday, January 7, 2005 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, January 7, 2005 at 05:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 106.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.672 and latitude -6.583.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2005-01-07
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 106.4 km |
| Honiara | 662.6 km |
| Lae | 848.9 km |
| Port Moresby | 889.3 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1158.3 km |
| Cairns | 1504.7 km |
| Merauke | 1588.6 km |
| Jayapura | 1612.4 km |
| Abepura | 1619.5 km |
| Townsville | 1648.8 km |
| Mackay | 1727.0 km |
| Wamena | 1764.4 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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60.3 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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128.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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59.1 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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32.9 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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107.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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56.6 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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118.1 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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32.3 km |
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