What the records say
- When
- 17 Jul 1998
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- 2.94° S, 142.58° E
- Deaths
- 1636
- Injuries
- 1000
- Depth km
- 25
1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
Severe earthquake and tsunami near Papua New Guinea
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The event occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea, 25 km (16 mi) from the coast near Aitape and caused a large submarine landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast, killing between at least 2,183 and 2,700 people and injuring thousands.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 7.0 Papua New Guinea earthquake shakes the region near Aitape with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Papúa Nueva Guinea, un terremoto de 7.0 provoca un tsunami de hasta 15 metros de altura que deja un saldo de 2.700 muertos y miles de heridos más”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page