- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 23, 2001 CE
- Location:
- 130 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 5.2 Mwc
- Depth:
- 141.9 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: Mwc 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.4
Other earthquake records of 2001 CE
- India, Gujarat: Bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajokot, Pakistan · Mw 7.6 · 20,005 deaths
- El Salvador, Guatemala · Mw 7.7 · 844 deaths
- El Salvador, San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutep · Mw 6.6 · 315 deaths
- Peru, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Ayacucho · Mw 8.4 · 103 deaths
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Parvan · Mw 5 · 4 deaths
- Peru, Antabama · Mw 5.8 · 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 5.2 - 130 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (2001 CE) happen?
- July 23, 2001 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.