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Historic Earthquake
1937 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
28 May 1937 · Keravia, Rabaul · Papua New Guinea
On 28 May 1937, an earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Keravia, Rabaul). It occurred on the South Bismarck Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the North Bismarck Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 507 people.
- Date
- 28 May 1937
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 507
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.5 m wave)
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Rabaul (Tavurvur) (3 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20002000 New Ireland Earthquakes · M 7.8
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- 1968New Ireland · M 7.8
- 1919Solomon Islands · M 8.2
- 1916Solomon Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth