Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1961
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1961. The largest: M6.5 33 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea, Jul 7, 1961.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1961 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1961
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.071 km SW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.5150 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 20 km deep
- 6.0New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.533 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 48 km deep
- 6.0122 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 6.2106 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 60 km deep
- 6.181 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 30 km deep
- 6.554 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | 0 | ||
| February 1961 | 1 | 6.5 | 54 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1961 | 1 | 6.1 | 81 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1961 | 0 | ||
| May 1961 | 2 | 6.2 | 106 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1961 | 0 | ||
| July 1961 | 1 | 6.5 | 33 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1961 | 0 | ||
| September 1961 | 1 | 6.0 | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1961 | 1 | 6.5 | 150 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1961 | 0 | ||
| December 1961 | 1 | 6.0 | 71 km SW of Vanimo, 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.