Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1934
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1934. The largest: M7.0 61 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, Mar 1, 1934.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1934 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1934
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3116 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.4115 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3187 km ENE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.879 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3131 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.9153 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.1150 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.8New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.954 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.4165 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.897 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3129 km WNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.353 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 20 km deep
- 7.061 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.997 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.429 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.7125 km E of Kimbe, 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 1934 | 0 | ||
| February 1934 | 4 | 7.0 | 61 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1934 | 2 | 6.3 | 129 km WNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1934 | 1 | 5.8 | 97 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1934 | 1 | 6.4 | 165 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1934 | 2 | 5.9 | 54 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1934 | 0 | ||
| August 1934 | 3 | 6.3 | 131 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1934 | 1 | 5.8 | 79 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1934 | 0 | ||
| November 1934 | 2 | 6.4 | 115 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1934 | 1 | 6.3 | 116 km SE of Lorengau, 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.