Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1942
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1942. The largest: M6.4 117 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Dec 5, 1942.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1942 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1942
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3133 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.4117 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.368 km ENE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.366 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.3187 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.155 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 6.056 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.378 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1942 | 1 | 6.3 | 78 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| February 1942 | 0 | ||
| March 1942 | 0 | ||
| April 1942 | 0 | ||
| May 1942 | 1 | 6.0 | 56 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1942 | 1 | 6.1 | 55 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1942 | 0 | ||
| August 1942 | 1 | 6.3 | 187 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1942 | 0 | ||
| October 1942 | 1 | 6.3 | 66 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1942 | 1 | 6.3 | 68 km ENE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1942 | 2 | 6.4 | 117 km SW 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.