Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1966
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1966. The largest: M6.9 143 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, Feb 22, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.674 km SE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · 55 km deep
- 5.6110 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · 193 km deep
- 6.372 km NNE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 6.3185 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 19 km deep
- 5.5155 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 5.5182 km NNW of Kieta, Papua New Guinea · 510 km deep
- 5.9136 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 51 km deep
- 5.6136 km E of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea · 23 km deep
- 5.773 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 14 km deep
- 5.5140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 109 km deep
- 6.031 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 51 km deep
- 6.9143 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 59 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 0 | ||
| February 1966 | 1 | 6.9 | 143 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1966 | 0 | ||
| April 1966 | 0 | ||
| May 1966 | 2 | 6.0 | 31 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1966 | 2 | 5.7 | 73 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1966 | 0 | ||
| August 1966 | 2 | 5.9 | 136 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1966 | 1 | 5.5 | 155 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1966 | 0 | ||
| November 1966 | 0 | ||
| December 1966 | 4 | 6.6 | 74 km SE of Finschhafen, 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.