Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1932
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1932. The largest: M7.0 133 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Jan 29, 1932.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1932 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1932
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.6205 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.3102 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.354 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.9110 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.1New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.0148 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.3183 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 7.0133 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.9115 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 395 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1932 | 4 | 7.0 | 133 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| February 1932 | 0 | ||
| March 1932 | 2 | 6.1 | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1932 | 1 | 6.3 | 54 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1932 | 0 | ||
| June 1932 | 0 | ||
| July 1932 | 0 | ||
| August 1932 | 0 | ||
| September 1932 | 0 | ||
| October 1932 | 1 | 6.3 | 102 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1932 | 0 | ||
| December 1932 | 1 | 6.6 | 205 km N of Madang, 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.