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Historic Earthquake
2019 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
6 May 2019 · Morobe, Wampar · Papua New Guinea
On 6 May 2019 at 21:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Morobe, Wampar), at a depth of 127 km. It occurred on the Woodlark Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the South Bismarck Plate (continental collision). 130 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 May 2019
- Time
- 21:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 127 km
- Homes Destroyed
- 130
- Plate
- Woodlark Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Long Island (199 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
- 19701970 New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.318 deaths
- 1951Papua New Guinea · M 7.2
- 1947New Britain · M 7.3
- 1938Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1906New Britain · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth