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Historic Earthquake
1987 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
8 February 1987 · Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island · Papua New Guinea
On 8 February 1987 at 18:33 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island), at a depth of 55 km. It occurred on the South Bismarck Plate, 108 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 3 people.
- Date
- 8 February 1987
- Time
- 18:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 55 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.5 m wave)
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Umboi (60 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
- 1947New Britain · M 7.3
- 1945New Britain · M 7.8
- 1938Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1920New Britain · M 7.7
- 1906New Britain · M 8.0
- 1905Bismarck Sea · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth