Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1956
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1956. The largest: M6.2 98 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Aug 4, 1956.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1956 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1956
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2125 km NNW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.298 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.8101 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 58 km deep
- 6.087 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 6.089 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.268 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.0109 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.139 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 6.045 km WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1956 | 1 | 6.0 | 45 km WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| February 1956 | 0 | ||
| March 1956 | 1 | 6.1 | 39 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1956 | 1 | 6.0 | 109 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1956 | 1 | 6.2 | 68 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1956 | 1 | 6.0 | 89 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1956 | 2 | 6.0 | 87 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1956 | 1 | 6.2 | 98 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1956 | 0 | ||
| October 1956 | 1 | 6.2 | 125 km NNW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1956 | 0 | ||
| December 1956 | 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.