- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 27, 1953 CE
- Location:
- 131 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.35 Mw
- Depth:
- 60 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.359
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.35
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.21
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.38
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.35
Other earthquake records of 1953 CE
- Turkey, Yenice, Onon · Mw 7.3 · 1,070 deaths
- Iran, Torud · Mw 6.6 · 970 deaths
- Greece, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia) · Ms 7.2 · 476 deaths
- Cyprus, Paphos · Mw 6.3 · 40 deaths
- Turkey, Edirne · 37 deaths
- Iran, Lar · Mw 5.5 · 13 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.4 - 131 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (1953 CE) happen?
- January 27, 1953 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.