- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 19, 1974 CE
- Location:
- 125 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 5.5 mb
- Depth:
- 57 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1974 CE
- China, Yunnan And Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'ung · Ms 7.1 · 20,000 deaths
- Pakistan, Balakot, Patan · Ms 6.2 · 5,300 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Callao · Mw 8.1 · 78 deaths
- Japan, Nakagi · Ms 6.5 · 27 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Cali, Pereira · Ms 7.3 · 11 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Yauyos · Mb 6.3 · 10 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 5.5 - 125 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (1974 CE) happen?
- May 19, 1974 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.