August 3, 1916 Earthquake: N Coast, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck N Coast, Papua New Guinea on August 3, 1916 at 01:30:00 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
- August 3, 1916
- Time
- 01:30:00 UTC
- Place
- N Coast, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.000° S, 144.500° 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.
- October 31, 1970, Madang, Papua New Guinea
- April 2, 2023, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
- March 23, 2024, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
- September 8, 2002, Kairiru Is, Muschu Is, Wewak, Papua New Guinea
- June 24, 1986, Papua New Guinea
- September 30, 1930, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- October 23, 1968, N Coast, Wewak, Dagua, Papua New Guinea
- March 27, 1984, Karkar, Papua New Guinea
- June 25, 1979, E, MT Hagen, Papua New Guinea
More
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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 3058.