- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 6, 1919 CE
- Location:
- 1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
- Magnitude:
- 8.15 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.525
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8.15
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.38
Other earthquake records of 1919 CE
- Philippines, Nw Panay, Sw Tablas, Carabao I
- Tonga Islands · Mw 8.1
- Japan, Off East Coast Honshu · M 7.6
- Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands · Mw 8.2
- Italy, N · Ms 6.2
- Fiji Islands · Mw 7.8
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 8.2 - 1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake (1919 CE) happen?
- May 6, 1919 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.