| Magnitude | 5.4 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 20.7 km |
| Coordinates | -6.741, 154.897 |
| UTC time | 2014-04-16 20:00:03.510 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 93.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.897 and latitude -6.741.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2014-04-16
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 93.4 km |
| Honiara | 632.4 km |
| Lae | 873.4 km |
| Port Moresby | 906.2 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1184.2 km |
| Cairns | 1507.1 km |
| Merauke | 1610.6 km |
| Jayapura | 1641.0 km |
| Townsville | 1646.4 km |
| Abepura | 1648.1 km |
| Mackay | 1719.0 km |
| Wamena | 1791.6 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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77.1 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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99.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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30.2 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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17.7 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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76.9 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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32.0 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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89.6 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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39.0 km |
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