Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1924
4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1924. The largest: M6.2 202 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea, May 24, 1924.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1924 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1924
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1924 | 0 | ||
| February 1924 | 0 | ||
| March 1924 | 0 | ||
| April 1924 | 0 | ||
| May 1924 | 1 | 6.2 | 202 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1924 | 0 | ||
| July 1924 | 1 | 5.9 | 239 km ENE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1924 | 0 | ||
| September 1924 | 1 | 6.1 | 112 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1924 | 0 | ||
| November 1924 | 0 | ||
| December 1924 | 1 | 6.2 | near the south coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
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.