Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1936
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1936. The largest: M6.7 114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Dec 30, 1936.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1936 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1936
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.7114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.1195 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3101 km N of Kieta, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.061 km SSE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.154 km WSW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3154 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.4109 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.2200 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.385 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.484 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.2eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea · 64 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1936 | 0 | ||
| February 1936 | 2 | 6.4 | 84 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1936 | 0 | ||
| April 1936 | 1 | 6.3 | 85 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1936 | 3 | 6.4 | 109 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1936 | 0 | ||
| July 1936 | 2 | 6.1 | 54 km WSW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1936 | 1 | 6.3 | 101 km N of Kieta, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1936 | 0 | ||
| October 1936 | 1 | 6.1 | 195 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1936 | 0 | ||
| December 1936 | 1 | 6.7 | 114 km ESE of Kokopo, 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.