- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 7, 1943 CE
- Location:
- 113 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
Other earthquake records of 1943 CE
- Turkey, Ladik, Samsun, Havza · Mw 7.5 · 4,020 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: S · M 7.4 · 1,400 deaths
- Turkey, Anatolia: Ne · 550 deaths
- Turkey, Hendek, Adapazari · Mw 6.4 · 285 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Jogyakarta · Ms 8.1 · 213 deaths
- Peru, Yanacoa, Pampamarca · Ms 5 · 75 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 6.3 - 113 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (1943 CE) happen?
- July 7, 1943 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.