- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 13, 1920 CE
- Location:
- 42 km ESE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.96 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.522
Other earthquake records of 1920 CE
- China, Gansu Province, Shanxi Province · Mw 8.3 · 235,502 deaths
- Italy, Carrara, Garfagnana · Ms 5.8 · 1,400 deaths
- Mexico, Veracruz: Cozautlan, Puebla: Patlanala · Ms 7.8 · 648 deaths
- Argentina, Mendoza · Mw 6.7 · 400 deaths
- Albania, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj · Mw 6.2 · 200 deaths
- Taiwan · Mw 8.2 · 5 deaths
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.
- Victoria Daily TimesMay 13, 1920open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R.2May 13, 1920open 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 - 42 km ESE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea (1920 CE) happen?
- May 13, 1920 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.