Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1944
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1944. The largest: M7.3 195 km E of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, May 25, 1944.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1944 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1944
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.5152 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.386 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.5167 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 6.3117 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 7.3195 km E of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.6227 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.3200 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1944 | 0 | ||
| February 1944 | 0 | ||
| March 1944 | 0 | ||
| April 1944 | 0 | ||
| May 1944 | 3 | 7.3 | 195 km E of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1944 | 1 | 6.3 | 117 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1944 | 0 | ||
| August 1944 | 0 | ||
| September 1944 | 0 | ||
| October 1944 | 2 | 6.5 | 167 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1944 | 0 | ||
| December 1944 | 1 | 6.5 | 152 km ESE of Kimbe, 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.