Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1926
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1926. The largest: M6.7 26 km SSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea, Sep 7, 1926.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1926 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1926
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.478 km NW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.9Ninigo Islands region, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.3222 km NNE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.6123 km NNE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.8Ninigo Islands region, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.166 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.0204 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.726 km SSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3195 km ENE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.474 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.057 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3183 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.3119 km SE of Kandrian, 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 1926 | 0 | ||
| February 1926 | 0 | ||
| March 1926 | 1 | 6.3 | 119 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1926 | 1 | 6.3 | 183 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1926 | 0 | ||
| June 1926 | 1 | 6.0 | 57 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1926 | 1 | 6.4 | 74 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1926 | 1 | 6.3 | 195 km ENE of Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1926 | 4 | 6.7 | 26 km SSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1926 | 2 | 6.3 | 222 km NNE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1926 | 1 | 5.9 | Ninigo Islands region, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1926 | 1 | 6.4 | 78 km NW of Porgera, 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.