List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea are due to its location near the geologically-active Pacific Ring of Fire.

Date Region M MMI Fatalities Injuries Comments
1857-04-17 Bismarck Sea 8.0 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1873 Maclay Coast 8.0 Ms Some Moderate damage / tsunami NGDC
1900-09-10 Bismarck Sea 6.8 Ms Some Severe damage / tsunami NGDC
1906-09-14 New Britain 8.0 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1906-10-02 Bismarck Sea 7.2 Mw Limited damage / tsunami NGDC
1916-01-01 PNG / Solomon Islands 7.9 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1919-05-06 PNG / Solomon Islands 7.8 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1920-02-02 New Britain 7.7 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1922-01-19 Bismarck Sea 7.5 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1933-12-12 Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1937-05-28 VIII Volcanic eruption / tsunami at Tavurvur caused 507 deaths NGDC
1938-05-12 7.5 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1939-01-30 Bougainville Island 7.8 Ms 5 Many Moderate damage / tsunami NGDC
1941-01-13 Bismarck Sea 7.4 Mw 4 Moderate damage / tsunami NGDC
1953-04-23 PNG / Solomon Islands 7.4 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1964-11-17 New Britain 7.6 Ms VIII Minimal damage / tsunami NGDC
1967-08-13 Bismarck Sea 6.4 Ms Severe damage / tsunami NGDC
1968-02-12 New Ireland 7.8 VIII Minimal damage NGDC
1968-10-23 North coast 7.5 Moderate damage NGDC
1970-10-31 North coast 6.9 Mw VIII 5–18 20 3 m (10 ft) tsunami
1971-07-14 PNG / Solomon Islands 8.0 Mw IX 2 5 Tsunami (local) / Doublet
1971-07-26 PNG / Solomon Islands 8.1 Mw VI Tsunami (local) / Doublet
1984-03-27 Karkar Island 6.5 Mw VIII 11 Many buildings destroyed [1]
1985-05-11 New Britain 7.2 Mw VIII 1 Landslides [2]
1987-02-09 Morobe Province 7.4 Ms 3 Landslide [3]
1989-03-11 southern New Ireland 5.8 Mw V 1 Landslide [4]
1993-10-13 Morobe Province 6.9 Mw 60 200 Landslides [5]
1998-07-17 Sandaun Province 7.0 Mw VIII 2,183–2,700 Thousands Destructive local tsunami (15 m (49 ft))
2000-11-16 New Ireland 8.0 Mw 2 Tsunami (local) / Doublet
2000-11-16 New Ireland 7.8 Mw Additional damage / Doublet
2002-01-10 Sandaun Province 6.7 Mw 1 200 homes destroyed at Aitape [6]
2002-09-09 Sandaun Province 7.6 Mw 4 70 Tsunami (local) [7]

References

  1. ↑ USGS. "M6.5 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ USGS. "M7.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ USGS. "M7.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ USGS. "M5.8 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ USGS. "M6.9 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ USGS. "M6.7 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  7. ↑ USGS. "M7.6 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
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