Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1913
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1913. The largest: M7.4 97 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, May 30, 1913.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1913 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1913
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 7.054 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.842 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.8172 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.5113 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.887 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 7.497 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.3256 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1913 | 0 | ||
| February 1913 | 0 | ||
| March 1913 | 0 | ||
| April 1913 | 0 | ||
| May 1913 | 2 | 7.4 | 97 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1913 | 1 | 6.8 | 87 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1913 | 1 | 6.5 | 113 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1913 | 0 | ||
| September 1913 | 1 | 6.8 | 172 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1913 | 2 | 7.0 | 54 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1913 | 0 | ||
| December 1913 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.