- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 2, 1918 CE
- Location:
- 156 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1918 CE
- China, Guangdong Province · Ms 7.3 · 2,000 deaths
- Puerto Rico, Mona Passage · Mw 7.1 · 144 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: Cotabato · Mw 8.3 · 52 deaths
- Russia, Kuril Islands · Ms 8.3 · 23 deaths
- California, San Jacinto, Hemet · Mw 6.7 · 1 deaths
- Russia, E Coast Of · 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.
- VooruitSeptember 2, 1918open in archive ↗
- Warum ist Amerika in den Krieg gezogen? In trefflichen Worten hat Präsident Wilson in seiner Botschaft vom 1. September 1918 die Kriegsziele Amerikas und seiner Verbündeten klar gelegt ..September 1, 1918open 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 6.3 - 156 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (1918 CE) happen?
- September 2, 1918 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.