Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1945
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1945. The largest: M7.5 32 km SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, Dec 29, 1945.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1945 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1945
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3108 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.298 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 7.532 km SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 60 km deep
- 6.948 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 55 km deep
- 7.1New Britain region, Papua New Guinea · 55 km deep
- 6.4182 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.4101 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.390 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 7.067 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 6.3179 km N of Madang, 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 1945 | 0 | ||
| February 1945 | 0 | ||
| March 1945 | 0 | ||
| April 1945 | 1 | 6.3 | 179 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1945 | 0 | ||
| June 1945 | 0 | ||
| July 1945 | 0 | ||
| August 1945 | 0 | ||
| September 1945 | 4 | 7.0 | 67 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1945 | 0 | ||
| November 1945 | 0 | ||
| December 1945 | 5 | 7.5 | 32 km SSW 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.