- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 12, 1968 CE
- Location:
- Papua New Guinea, New Ireland
- Magnitude:
- 7.8
- Depth:
- 74 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.93
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.68
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.71
Other earthquake records of 1968 CE
- Iran, Dasht-E-Bayaz · Mw 7.1 · 10,488 deaths
- Iran, Ferdow · Mw 6.2 · 700 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Manila · Ms 7.3 · 270 deaths
- Italy, Sicily · Ms 6 · 216 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Tambu, Coast Of Mapaga · M 7.4 · 200 deaths
- Japan, Off East Coast Of Honshu Island · Mw 8.2 · 52 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1968 CE Earthquake — Papua New Guinea, New Ireland happen?
- February 12, 1968 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.