- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 11, 1913 CE
- Location:
- 54 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.97 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
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
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- VooruitOctober 11, 1913open in archive ↗
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 7.0 - 54 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea (1913 CE) happen?
- October 11, 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.