- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 31, 1970 CE
- Location:
- Papua New Guinea, Madang
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Ms
- Depth:
- 8 km
- Deaths:
- 18
- Injuries:
- 20
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
- Damage:
- ~$1.75M (value at the time)
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.53
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.3
Other earthquake records of 1970 CE
- Peru, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo · Mw 7.9 · 66,794 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province, Vietnam: Hanoi · Mw 7.1 · 15,621 deaths
- Turkey, Gediz · Mw 7.2 · 1,086 deaths
- Iran, Karnaveh, Marev · Ms 6.7 · 220 deaths
- Peru, N, Ecuador: S · Ms 7.6 · 82 deaths
- Russia, Dagestan · Mw 6.7 · 31 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 1970 CE Earthquake — Papua New Guinea, Madang happen?
- October 31, 1970 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 18. Historical death tolls vary by source.