Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea are due to its location near the geologically-active Pacific Ring of Fire. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction. The predominant vulnerable building types are usually metal, timber and unreinforced brick masonry construction.[1]
Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | Ref |
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2024-03-24 | East Sepik | 6.9 Mw | VIII | 5 | 2 | Severe damage | [2] |
2023-04-03 | East Sepik | 7.0 Mw | VII | 8 | "scores" | Severe damage | [3] |
2022-09-11 | Morobe | 7.6 Mw | VIII | 21 | 42 | Extensive damage | [4] |
2020-07-17 | Oro Province | 7.0 Mw | VII | 1 | Landslides and a dozen homes collapsed | [5] | |
2019-05-14 | New Ireland | 7.6 Mw | VII | 1 | No major damage or deaths reported. | [6][7] | |
2019-05-06 | Morobe | 7.1 Mw | VI | Minor damage in Lae | [8] | ||
2018-10-10 | New Britain | 7.0 Mw | VI | 1 | Moderate damage | [9] | |
2018-04-07 | New Guinea | 6.3 Mw | VII | 4 | Aftershock | [10] | |
2018-03-06 | New Guinea | 6.7 Mw | VII | 25 | Aftershock | [11] | |
2018-03-04 | New Guinea | 6.0 Mw | VII | 11 | Aftershock | [12] | |
2018-02-26 | New Guinea | 7.5 Mw | IX | 160 | 500+ | Heavy damage / Landslides | [13][14] |
2017-01-22 | Bougainville Island | 7.9 Mw | IX | 5 | 17 | Moderate damage / Tsunami (local) | [15] |
2016-12-17 | New Ireland | 7.9 Mw | VII | Power was knocked out in some areas / tsunami | [16] | ||
2015-03-29 | New Britain | 7.5 Mw | VII | Small tsunami | [17] | ||
2005-06-04 | Morobe Province | 6.1 Mw | VI | 1 | Several | Many buildings damaged or destroyed in Lae. | [18] |
2002-09-09 | Sandaun Province | 7.6 Mw | IX | 6 | 70 | Tsunami (local) | [19] |
2002-04-01 | Morobe Province | 5.3 Mw | IV | 36 | Deaths from a landslide | [20] | |
2002-01-10 | Sandaun Province | 6.7 Mw | IX[21] | 1 | 200 homes destroyed at Aitape | [22] | |
2000-11-16 | New Ireland | 7.8 Mw | VII | Additional damage / doublet | |||
2000-11-16 | New Ireland | 8.0 Mw | VIII | 2 | Tsunami (local) / doublet | ||
1998-07-17 | Sandaun Province | 7.0 Mw | VIII | 2,183–2,700 | Thousands | Destructive local tsunami (15 m (49 ft)) | |
1993-10-13 | Morobe Province | 6.9 Mw | IX | 60 | 200 | Landslides | [23] |
1993-08-20 | Hela | 6.2 Mw | VII | 5 | Damage in Tari | [24] | |
1989-03-11 | Southern New Ireland | 5.8 Mw | V | 1 | Landslide | [25] | |
1987-02-09 | Morobe Province | 7.4 Ms | VII | 3 | Landslide | [26] | |
1985-05-11 | New Britain | 7.2 Mw | VIII | 1 | Landslides | [27] | |
1984-03-27 | Karkar Island | 6.5 Mw | VIII | 11 | Many buildings destroyed | [28] | |
1971-07-26 | PNG / Solomon Islands | 8.1 Mw | VI | Tsunami (local) / doublet | |||
1971-07-14 | PNG / Solomon Islands | 8.0 Mw | IX | 2 | 5 | Tsunami (local) / doublet | |
1970-10-31 | North coast | 6.9 Mw | VIII | 5–18 | 20 | 3 m (10 ft) tsunami | |
1968-10-23 | North coast | 7.5 | Moderate damage | NGDC 1972 | |||
1968-02-12 | New Ireland | 7.8 | VIII | Minimal damage | NGDC 1972 | ||
1967-08-13 | Bismarck Sea | 6.4 Ms | Severe damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1964-11-17 | New Britain | 7.6 Ms | VIII | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | ||
1953-04-23 | PNG / Solomon Islands | 7.4 Mw | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1941-01-13 | Bismarck Sea | 7.4 Mw | 4 | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | ||
1939-01-30 | Bougainville Island | 7.8 Ms | 5 | Many | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |
1938-05-12 | 7.5 Ms | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | ||||
1937-05-28 | New Britain | VIII | 507 | Volcanic eruption / tsunami at Tavurvur | NGDC 1972 | ||
1933-12-12 | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||||
1922-01-19 | Bismarck Sea | 7.5 Ms | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1920-02-02 | New Britain | 7.7 Ms | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1919-05-06 | PNG / Solomon Islands | 7.8 Mw | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1916-01-01 | PNG / Solomon Islands | 7.9 Mw | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1906-10-02 | Bismarck Sea | 7.2 Mw | Limited damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1906-09-14 | New Britain | 8.0 Mw | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
1900-09-10 | Bismarck Sea | 6.8 Ms | Some | Severe damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | ||
1873 | Maclay Coast | 8.0 Ms | Some | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | ||
1857-04-17 | Bismarck Sea | 8.0 Ms | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |||
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
References
[edit]- ^ "PAGER". earthquake.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (23 March 2024). "M 6.9 - 38 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (2 April 2023). "M 7.0 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "M 7.6 - 67 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 10 Sep 2022.
- ^ "M 7.0 - 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020.
- ^ "M 7.5 - 45km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ Joey Millar (May 14, 2019). "Papua New Guinea earthquake: TSUNAMI THREAT for Pacific after 7.7 quake". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "M 7.2 - 33km NW of Bulolo. Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "M 7.0 - 119km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ "M 6.3 - 88km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "At least 25 killed in PNG aftershocks". Courier Mail. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ "Strong aftershocks rock PNG leaving 11 people dead". ABC News. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Pray for those suffering - Post Courier". postcourier.com.pg. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Death toll in Papua New Guinea quake rises to 75 | IOL News". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ USGS. "M 7.9 - 41km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 7.9 - 54km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020.
- ^ "M 7.5 - 53km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020.
- ^ "M 6.1 - 47 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ USGS. "M7.6 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 5.3 - 62 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^ USGS (2 April 2023). "PAGER" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ USGS. "M6.7 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ USGS. "M6.9 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 6.2 - 28 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ USGS. "M5.8 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ USGS. "M7.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ USGS. "M7.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ USGS. "M6.5 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
Sources
- NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K