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Historic Earthquake
1930 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
23 December 1930 · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
On 23 December 1930 at 21:35 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Sea), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North Bismarck Plate, 62 km from its boundary with the Caroline Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 27 people and injured 8. 104 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 December 1930
- Time
- 21:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 8
- Homes Destroyed
- 104
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (12.0 m wave)
- Plate
- North Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2002Kairiru Is, Muschu Is · M 7.64 deaths
- 19981998 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.01,636 deaths
- 1968N Coast, Wewak · M 7.5
- 1907Bismarck Sea · M 7.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth