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Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1946

6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1946. The largest: M7.7 152 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Sep 29, 1946.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19451947

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Where every quake of 1946 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1946

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 6.4Bismarck Sea · 25 km deep
  2. 7.7152 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
  3. 6.3116 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
  4. 6.276 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
  5. 6.621 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
  6. 7.196 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19460
February 19460
March 19460
April 19460
May 194627.196 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
June 194616.276 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
July 194616.3116 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
August 19460
September 194617.7152 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
October 19460
November 19460
December 194616.4Bismarck Sea

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Papua New Guinea nowWorldwide in 1946

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.