- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 5, 1937 CE
- Location:
- 66 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.81 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.722
Other earthquake records of 1937 CE
- Papua New Guinea, Keravia, Rabaul, Kokopo · 507 deaths
- China, Shandong Province · Ms 7 · 390 deaths
- Mexico, Central, Puebla: Esperanza, Veracruz · Mb 7.2 · 34 deaths
- Peru, Huancabamba, Oxapampa, El Progreso, San David · Mw 6.5 · 15 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero: Ometepec · Mw 7.4 · 4 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon · Ms 7.5 · 1 deaths
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 6.8 - 66 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia (1937 CE) happen?
- April 5, 1937 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.
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