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Historic Earthquake
1913 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
11 October 1913 · Papua New Guinea
On 11 October 1913 at 04:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the South Bismarck Plate, 35 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (collision zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 11 October 1913
- Time
- 04:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Umboi (157 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20222022 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.621 deaths
- 1987New Britain, Kandrian · M 7.7
- 1987Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island · M 7.63 deaths
- 1945New Britain · M 7.8
- 1938Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1920New Britain · M 7.7
- 1906New Britain · M 8.0
- 1902Papua New Guinea · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth