- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 2, 1939 CE
- Location:
- 45 km E of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.02 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.953
Other earthquake records of 1939 CE
- Turkey, Erzincan · Mw 7.8 · 32,700 deaths
- Chile, Chillan · Ms 8.3 · 30,000 deaths
- Turkey · M 6.5 · 41 deaths
- Peru, Pomacanchi · 37 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: Nw · Ms 7 · 27 deaths
- Ghana, Accra · Mw 6.4 · 22 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.
- Echo Białostockie R. 8March 1, 1939open 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 6.0 - 45 km E of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (1939 CE) happen?
- March 2, 1939 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.