- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 30, 1913 CE
- Location:
- 97 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 7.36 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.801
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.36
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.51
Other earthquake records of 1913 CE
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 7 · 942 deaths
- Peru, Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya · Ms 6.3 · 150 deaths
- Indonesia, Sangihe Island · Mw 7.8 · 138 deaths
- Iran, Teyhan · Ms 5.8 · 11 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands · M 7.5
- Philippines · M 7.7
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.4 - 97 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (1913 CE) happen?
- May 30, 1913 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.