Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1960
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1960. The largest: M6.7 53 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea, Jul 31, 1960.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1960 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1960
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 5.999 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.487 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 423 km deep
- 5.949 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.753 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.066 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.8281 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.6272 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea · 30 km deep
- 6.6240 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea · 30 km deep
- 6.3135 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.043 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 6.3195 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.2110 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 5.7118 km W of Panguna, 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 1960 | 0 | ||
| February 1960 | 2 | 6.2 | 110 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1960 | 2 | 6.3 | 195 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1960 | 0 | ||
| May 1960 | 0 | ||
| June 1960 | 4 | 6.6 | 272 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1960 | 3 | 6.7 | 53 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1960 | 0 | ||
| September 1960 | 1 | 6.4 | 87 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1960 | 1 | 5.9 | 99 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | 105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1960 | 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.