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Historic Earthquake
2002 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
1 April 2002 · Morobe · Papua New Guinea
On 1 April 2002 at 06:14 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Morobe), at a depth of 80 km. It occurred on the South Bismarck Plate, 78 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 36 people and injured 11.
- Date
- 1 April 2002
- Time
- 06:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Depth
- 80 km
- Deaths
- 36
- Injuries
- 11
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Umboi (85 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
- 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