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Historic Earthquake
2019 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
14 May 2019 · Rabaul, Duke of York Is · Papua New Guinea
On 14 May 2019 at 12:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Rabaul, Duke of York Is), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the North Bismarck Plate, 6 km from its boundary with the South Bismarck Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 14 May 2019
- Time
- 12:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Tavui (43 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2016New Britain New Ireland · M 7.9
- 20002000 New Ireland Earthquakes · M 8.02 deaths
- 20002000 New Ireland Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 1971Bismarck Sea Rabaul · M 8.1
- 19711971 Solomon Islands Earthquakes · M 7.93 deaths
- 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