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Historic Earthquake
1944 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
25 May 1944 · New Ireland · Papua New Guinea
On 25 May 1944 at 12:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (New Ireland), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the North Bismarck Plate, 47 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (collision zone).
- Date
- 25 May 1944
- Time
- 12:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- North Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Tavui (190 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2016New Britain New Ireland · M 7.9
- 2005New Ireland · M 7.7
- 20002000 New Ireland Earthquakes · M 8.02 deaths
- 1983New Ireland · M 7.6
- 1971Bismarck Sea Rabaul · M 8.1
- 1946New Ireland · M 7.7
- 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