Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1969
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1969. The largest: M6.5 107 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, Apr 16, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6157 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 5.759 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 5.642 km W of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 5.8149 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 49 km deep
- 5.8118 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 5.769 km WNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.872 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.7120 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 40 km deep
- 5.6195 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 100 km deep
- 6.1201 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 5.977 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 48 km deep
- 5.523 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 13 km deep
- 5.6118 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.595 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 100 km deep
- 5.764 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 19 km deep
- 6.5107 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.8125 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 200 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 0 | ||
| February 1969 | 0 | ||
| March 1969 | 1 | 5.8 | 125 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1969 | 1 | 6.5 | 107 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1969 | 0 | ||
| June 1969 | 2 | 5.7 | 64 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1969 | 1 | 5.6 | 118 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1969 | 8 | 6.1 | 201 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1969 | 2 | 5.8 | 149 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1969 | 1 | 5.7 | 59 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1969 | 1 | 5.6 | 157 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| December 1969 | 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.