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]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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.

Sources

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