- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 29, 1932 CE
- Location:
- 133 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.97 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.176
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.97
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.33
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.96
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.89
Other earthquake records of 1932 CE
- Iran, Torbet-I-Kheydarly · M 5.4 · 1,070 deaths
- Mexico, Near Coast Of Jalisco · Mw 8.1 · 400 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 7.6 · 275 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki) · Mw 6.9 · 161 deaths
- Mexico, Central · Mw 7.7 · 75 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.
- Gazeta Białostocka Dzień Dobry! : dziennik ilustrowanyJanuary 29, 1932open in archive ↗
- Dziennik Białostocki R. 10January 31, 1932open 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 - 133 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (1932 CE) happen?
- January 29, 1932 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.