| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 31.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.319, 154.833 |
| UTC time | 2012-08-02 03:15:27.010 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, August 2, 2012 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 81.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.833 and latitude -6.319.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2012-08-02
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 81.7 km |
| Honiara | 662.2 km |
| Lae | 867.9 km |
| Port Moresby | 917.0 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1174.7 km |
| Cairns | 1538.7 km |
| Merauke | 1610.8 km |
| Jayapura | 1621.9 km |
| Abepura | 1629.3 km |
| Townsville | 1683.1 km |
| Mackay | 1760.7 km |
| Wamena | 1778.1 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.7
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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129.8 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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34.6 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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113.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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54.4 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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115.0 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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10.2 km |
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