| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.328, 154.907 |
| UTC time | 2014-12-04 02:19:06.540 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, December 4, 2014 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 02:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 73.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.907 and latitude -6.328.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2014-12-04
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 73.7 km |
| Honiara | 654.7 km |
| Lae | 876.1 km |
| Port Moresby | 924.2 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1182.9 km |
| Cairns | 1543.2 km |
| Merauke | 1618.7 km |
| Jayapura | 1630.1 km |
| Abepura | 1637.5 km |
| Townsville | 1686.4 km |
| Mackay | 1762.6 km |
| Wamena | 1786.4 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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32.6 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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123.0 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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58.5 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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30.9 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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107.2 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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48.2 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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107.7 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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7.2 km |
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