Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1948
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1948. The largest: M6.7 192 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea, Mar 10, 1948.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1948 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1948
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.697 km NNW of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea · 55 km deep
- 6.597 km SE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.547 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.5131 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.6190 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.458 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 52 km deep
- 6.7192 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.388 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 40 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1948 | 0 | ||
| February 1948 | 0 | ||
| March 1948 | 2 | 6.7 | 192 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1948 | 0 | ||
| May 1948 | 0 | ||
| June 1948 | 1 | 6.4 | 58 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1948 | 2 | 6.6 | 190 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1948 | 0 | ||
| September 1948 | 1 | 6.5 | 47 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1948 | 1 | 6.5 | 97 km SE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1948 | 1 | 6.6 | 97 km NNW of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1948 | 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.