1875 Earthquake: Maclay Coast, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Maclay Coast, Papua New Guinea in 1875. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1875
- Place
- Maclay Coast, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 6.000° S, 147.000° E
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1875. Maclay Coast, Hermit Island, New Guinea, 6 S, 147 E, magnitude 7-8, tsunami magnitude 2. (reference #99)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 6, 1988, Kaiapit (Landslide Generated), Papua New Guinea
- October 13, 1993, Upper Markham Valley, Eastern, Papua New Guinea
- April 1, 2002, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
- September 10, 2022, Morobe, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
- February 8, 1987, Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea
- April 17, 1857, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- August 2, 1969, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- September 25, 1971, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- May 12, 1938, Papua New Guinea
- October 7, 2023, Madang, Papua New Guinea
- 1873, Maclay Coast, Papua New Guinea
- May 6, 2019, Wampar, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
- October 11, 1913, Papua New Guinea
- February 17, 1951, Papua New Guinea
- October 19, 1899, Bismrack Sea, Papua New Guinea
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9897.