Earthquakes by city Papua New Guinea 100 km

Seismic city profile

Arawa

Arawa, Papua New Guinea: 1734 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

40,266

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

1734

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.9

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Bougainville

Coordinates -6.230, 155.566

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-06 19:03 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.9

Arawa, Papua New Guinea

2017-01-22 04:30 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Arawa

The map centers on Arawa and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.8

Average depth

72.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-06 19:03	M 4.7	Arawa Papua New Guinea	159.9 km
2026-02-22 09:29	M 4.9	Arawa Papua New Guinea	102.8 km
2026-02-17 03:06	M 4.4	Arawa Papua New Guinea	113.4 km
2026-01-19 07:07	M 4.2	Arawa Papua New Guinea	145.8 km
2026-01-12 16:24	M 4.3	Arawa Papua New Guinea	109.2 km
2025-12-19 23:07	M 4.4	Arawa Papua New Guinea	21.3 km
2025-12-16 15:49	M 4.6	Arawa Papua New Guinea	35.0 km
2025-12-10 13:30	M 5.1	Arawa Papua New Guinea	87.8 km
2025-12-02 16:36	M 4.3	Arawa Papua New Guinea	175.2 km
2025-12-02 01:56	M 4.9	Arawa Papua New Guinea	158.2 km
2025-11-22 22:56	M 4.2	Arawa Papua New Guinea	156.7 km
2025-10-29 23:55	M 4.0	Arawa Papua New Guinea	135.4 km
2025-10-28 09:13	M 5.0	Arawa Papua New Guinea	25.5 km
2025-10-19 09:55	M 5.0	Arawa Papua New Guinea	51.8 km
2025-09-20 14:06	M 4.9	Arawa Papua New Guinea	89.9 km
2025-09-20 14:02	M 4.0	Arawa Papua New Guinea	113.1 km
2025-09-19 13:24	M 4.7	Arawa Papua New Guinea	160.9 km
2025-09-07 01:06	M 4.2	Arawa Papua New Guinea	126.4 km
2025-09-01 19:58	M 4.3	Arawa Papua New Guinea	35.0 km
2025-08-02 13:35	M 4.6	Arawa Papua New Guinea	132.4 km
2025-06-28 19:40	M 4.1	Arawa Papua New Guinea	130.7 km
2025-06-28 18:08	M 4.3	Arawa Papua New Guinea	46.0 km
2025-06-17 03:20	M 4.8	Arawa Papua New Guinea	70.5 km
2025-06-07 04:44	M 4.7	Arawa Papua New Guinea	83.9 km
2025-05-23 11:31	M 4.6	Arawa Papua New Guinea	111.9 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 4 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-09 5 events

2025-10 3 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 5 events

2026-01 2 events

2026-02 2 events

2026-03 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2017 M 7.9 max · 47 earthquakes 1975 M 7.9 max · 64 earthquakes 1939 M 7.8 max · 2 earthquakes 2014 M 7.5 max · 207 earthquakes 1996 M 7.2 max · 94 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	5
2025	M 5.4	30
2024	M 6.4	33
2023	M 5.8	38
2022	M 6.1	30
2021	M 5.8	46
2020	M 5.5	27
2019	M 5.8	33
2018	M 5.8	44
2017	M 7.9	47
2016	M 5.6	57
2015	M 5.8	40
2014	M 7.5	207
2013	M 6.8	65
2012	M 5.4	19
2011	M 5.8	24
2010	M 6.2	21
2009	M 5.9	28
2008	M 5.9	38
2007	M 6.0	113
2006	M 6.8	34
2005	M 5.5	37
2004	M 5.9	22
2003	M 6.3	14
2002	M 5.4	13
2001	M 5.9	23
2000	M 5.9	22
1999	M 6.3	15
1998	M 5.9	25
1997	M 5.6	27
1996	M 7.2	94
1995	M 6.1	28
1994	M 6.7	15
1993	M 6.1	17
1992	M 5.4	13
1991	M 5.9	11
1990	M 5.9	14
1989	M 5.6	14
1988	M 5.6	18
1987	M 5.9	22
1986	M 6.1	20
1985	M 5.8	18
1984	M 5.8	14
1983	M 5.8	11
1982	M 5.4	11
1981	M 5.9	13
1980	M 6.0	13
1979	M 5.5	9
1978	M 5.4	11
1977	M 5.9	16
1976	M 6.1	18
1975	M 7.9	64
1974	M 5.8	35
1973	M 5.4	13
1972	M 6.1	3
1971	M 5.9	4
1970	M 6.1	4
1968	M 5.8	1
1967	M 5.6	1
1964	M 5.8	4
1961	M 6.5	1
1960	M 6.4	1
1959	M 5.9	2
1958	M 6.2	2
1957	M 6.6	2
1956	M 6.2	2
1955	M 6.4	2
1953	M 6.2	1
1952	M 6.3	1
1950	M 6.7	1
1948	M 6.4	1
1942	M 6.3	1
1941	M 6.9	2
1939	M 7.8	2
1935	M 5.7	1
1931	M 6.8	3
1927	M 6.7	1
1925	M 6.3	1
1918	M 6.0	1