Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1937
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1937. The largest: M6.9 160 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Sep 23, 1937.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1937 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1937
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.194 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.2188 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.9160 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.327 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.282 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.9116 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.972 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.842 km NW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.2133 km ENE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.8148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.886 km WSW of Aitape, 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 1937 | 2 | 6.8 | 148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| February 1937 | 1 | 6.2 | 133 km ENE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1937 | 0 | ||
| April 1937 | 1 | 5.8 | 42 km NW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1937 | 2 | 5.9 | 72 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1937 | 0 | ||
| July 1937 | 1 | 6.2 | 82 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1937 | 1 | 6.3 | 27 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1937 | 1 | 6.9 | 160 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1937 | 1 | 6.2 | 188 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1937 | 1 | 6.1 | 94 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1937 | 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.