| Magnitude | 6.0 |
| Alert | Severe |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.960, 154.901 |
| UTC time | 2014-05-07 04:20:33.870 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 04:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.901 and latitude -6.960.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Severe |
Earthquake map 2014-05-07
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 109.6 km |
| Honiara | 620.7 km |
| Lae | 874.1 km |
| Port Moresby | 898.6 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1186.7 km |
| Cairns | 1489.0 km |
| Merauke | 1607.9 km |
| Townsville | 1625.9 km |
| Jayapura | 1648.4 km |
| Abepura | 1655.3 km |
| Mackay | 1696.4 km |
| Wamena | 1795.9 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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101.2 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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92.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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35.0 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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40.8 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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67.3 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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44.4 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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87.5 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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63.3 km |
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