Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1952
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1952. The largest: M6.8 110 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea, Nov 7, 1952.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1952 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1952
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 6.2152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.4134 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.8125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 21 km deep
- 6.1127 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 6.129 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.8110 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 52 km deep
- 6.348 km NNE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.296 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.381 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 48 km deep
- 6.4192 km ESE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.0111 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1952 | 0 | ||
| February 1952 | 0 | ||
| March 1952 | 1 | 6.0 | 111 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1952 | 1 | 6.4 | 192 km ESE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1952 | 0 | ||
| June 1952 | 0 | ||
| July 1952 | 0 | ||
| August 1952 | 2 | 6.3 | 81 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1952 | 0 | ||
| October 1952 | 1 | 6.3 | 48 km NNE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1952 | 2 | 6.8 | 110 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1952 | 5 | 6.8 | 125 km SSW 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.