- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 28, 1972 CE
- Location:
- 192 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 403.3 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 3.998
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.61
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.62
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.73
Other earthquake records of 1972 CE
- Nicaragua, Managua · Ms 6.2 · 10,000 deaths
- Iran, Qir, Karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad · Mw 6.6 · 5,374 deaths
- Pakistan, Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar · Ms 6.2 · 100 deaths
- Peru, Juanjui · Mb 6.1 · 12 deaths
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Sarsangi, Narin Counties · Ms 6.1 · 11 deaths
- Taiwan, Hualien · Ms 6.9 · 4 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 7.2 - 192 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (1972 CE) happen?
- April 28, 1972 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.