Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1918
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1918. The largest: M7.6 50 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Jul 3, 1918.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1918 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1918
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 7.2185 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.783 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.3156 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.795 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.760 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.062 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.7112 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 20 km deep
- 7.650 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.4212 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.536 km ESE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 7.0241 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.0208 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 1918 | 1 | 6.0 | 208 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| February 1918 | 0 | ||
| March 1918 | 0 | ||
| April 1918 | 0 | ||
| May 1918 | 1 | 7.0 | 241 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1918 | 2 | 6.5 | 36 km ESE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1918 | 4 | 7.6 | 50 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1918 | 1 | 6.7 | 95 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1918 | 2 | 6.7 | 83 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1918 | 1 | 7.2 | 185 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1918 | 0 | ||
| December 1918 | 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.
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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.