- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 8, 1987 CE
- Location:
- Papua New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island
- Magnitude:
- 7.6 Ms
- Depth:
- 55 km
- Deaths:
- 3
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
- Damage:
- ~$2.625M (value at the time)
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: Ms 7.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 1987 CE
- Ecuador, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan · Mw 7.2 · 5,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Timor: Pantar, Mount Sirung · Ms 6.5 · 125 deaths
- California, Whittier · Ms 5.7 · 8 deaths
- Chile, Arica, Iquique · Ms 6.9 · 5 deaths
- Peru, Santaog De Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote · Ms 5.1 · 3 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatera: N, Tarutung-Lake Toba · Ms 6.6 · 2 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 1987 CE Earthquake — Papua New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island happen?
- February 8, 1987 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: 3. Historical death tolls vary by source.