- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 9, 1924 CE
- Location:
- near the south coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.21 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1924 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Wonosobo · 727 deaths
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 7.3 · 100 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · 60 deaths
- Turkey, Erzurum · Ms 6.8 · 60 deaths
- Turkey, Erzurum · Ms 5.3 · 50 deaths
- Ecuador · M 6.9 · 40 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.
- Dziennik Białostocki R.2December 9, 1924open in archive ↗
- Victoria Daily TimesDecember 9, 1924open 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 6.2 - near the south coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (1924 CE) happen?
- December 9, 1924 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.