1919 New Guinea earthquake

Earthquake 1919 New Guinea earthquake 912783 4.806 S 153.859 E inline,title Papua New Guinea 1919-05-06 19:41:13 iscgem912783 1919 5 7 yes 05:41:13 AEST 8.2 w y 35 km mi 0 on VII Yes On 7 May 1919, at 05:41 AEST (19:41 UTC on 6 May), a w y 8.2 earthquake struck Kokopo, German New Guinea, near the British Solomon Islands.M 8.2 - 183 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem912783 28 January 2024 United States Geological SurveySignificant Earthquake: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3140&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180303105652/https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3140&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display 3 March 2018 29 January 2024 National Geophysical Data Center After the earthquake, there was a tsunami at Rabaul. Impact A few homes were damaged after the earthquake. Trees swayed, cracks appeared in the ground, and damage was done to structures. Wooden bungalows rocked in every direction; in the barracks, the rifles fell out of their piles. In the bungalows, the furniture shifted and many glass and glazed dishes were broken. The government press building was also completely destroyed. See also List of earthquakes in 1919 List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea References Category:May 1919 in Oceania Category:Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea Category:1919 in Papua New Guinea Category:1919 earthquakes Category:Tsunamis in Papua New Guinea