| Magnitude | 7.1 |
| Alert | Extreme |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -7.218, 154.557 |
| UTC time | 2015-05-07 07:10:19.590 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, May 7, 2015 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 07:10 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 156.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 154.557 and latitude -7.218.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Extreme |
Earthquake map 2015-05-07
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 156.7 km |
| Honiara | 643.2 km |
| Lae | 837.2 km |
| Port Moresby | 853.5 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1152.0 km |
| Cairns | 1442.4 km |
| Merauke | 1566.8 km |
| Townsville | 1581.6 km |
| Jayapura | 1620.6 km |
| Abepura | 1627.3 km |
| Mackay | 1656.3 km |
| Wamena | 1763.4 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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132.0 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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130.4 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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82.6 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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82.5 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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104.5 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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91.7 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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130.0 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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99.1 km |
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