Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1927
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1927. The largest: M6.7 51 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Feb 2, 1927.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1927 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1927
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.9160 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.027 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.062 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.293 km NNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.0247 km NW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.1117 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.995 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.751 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1927 | 0 | ||
| February 1927 | 1 | 6.7 | 51 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1927 | 0 | ||
| April 1927 | 0 | ||
| May 1927 | 4 | 6.2 | 93 km NNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1927 | 0 | ||
| July 1927 | 0 | ||
| August 1927 | 0 | ||
| September 1927 | 2 | 6.0 | 27 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1927 | 0 | ||
| November 1927 | 1 | 5.9 | 160 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1927 | 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.