| Magnitude | 5.1 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -6.022, 153.668 |
| UTC time | 2017-01-04 03:10:25.490 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arawa (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 211.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 153.668 and latitude -6.022.
| Location | Arawa |
| Country | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2017-01-04
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Arawa | 211.4 km |
| Lae | 742.2 km |
| Honiara | 790.1 km |
| Port Moresby | 815.1 km |
| Mount Hagen | 1045.0 km |
| Cairns | 1487.7 km |
| Jayapura | 1488.8 km |
| Merauke | 1490.0 km |
| Abepura | 1496.1 km |
| Wamena | 1646.1 km |
| Townsville | 1651.2 km |
| Mackay | 1753.0 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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125.1 km |
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M 4.9
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-22 09:29 UTC
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256.1 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 03:06 UTC
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186.2 km |
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M 4.2
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 07:07 UTC
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157.5 km |
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M 4.3
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-12 16:24 UTC
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234.5 km |
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M 4.4
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-19 23:07 UTC
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181.7 km |
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M 4.6
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-16 15:49 UTC
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244.2 km |
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M 5.1
Arawa
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 13:30 UTC
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141.4 km |
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