- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 22, 1945 CE
- Location:
- 179 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.27 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
Other earthquake records of 1945 CE
- Japan, Honshu: S · Ms 7.1 · 2,306 deaths
- Turkey, Aelana, Ceyhan, Adana · Mw 6.1 · 300 deaths
- Turkey, Van, Bolgesi · 300 deaths
- Pakistan, Makran Coast · Mw 8 · 300 deaths
- Iran, Garmsar, Kerand, Bankuh · 20 deaths
- China, Hebei Province · Ms 6.3 · 17 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.
- Stampa SeraApril 21, 1945open 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 6.3 - 179 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea (1945 CE) happen?
- April 22, 1945 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.