May 30, 1913 Earthquake: Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea on May 30, 1913 at 11:46:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
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
- May 30, 1913
- Time
- 11:46:00 UTC
- Place
- Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.000° S, 154.000° E
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 14, 1971, Bougainville, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- January 22, 2017, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea
- March 10, 1989, Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- May 6, 1919, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
- June 23, 2009, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- November 2, 1923, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
- March 18, 1983, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- October 19, 1949, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- December 17, 2016, New Britain New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- September 9, 2005, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- September 29, 1946, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- July 13, 2017, Papua New Guinea
- August 16, 1995, Rabaul, Kokopo, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- July 26, 1971, Bismarck Sea Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
- March 6, 1938, 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 2976.