Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

7.7 magnitude earthquake 55 km from Finschhafen, Morobe, Papua New Guinea

1938-05-12 15:39:06 UTC

UTC time: Thursday, May 12, 1938 15:39 PM

Your time: 1938-05-12T15:39:06Z

Magnitude Type: mw

USGS page: M 7.7 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Not reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

1938-05-12 15:39:06 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 35 km depth
Finschhafen, Morobe, Papua New Guinea

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

North Of Solomon Islands

Gulf Of Carpentaria

S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia