- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 30, 1955 CE
- Location:
- Papua, Indonesia
- Magnitude:
- 6.29 Mw
- Depth:
- 55 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.052
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.29
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.74
Other earthquake records of 1955 CE
- Philippines, Mindanao: Lanao, Ozamiz, Cotabato · Mw 7.4 · 465 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 7.5 · 39 deaths
- Turkey, Soke, Aydin, Greece: Samos · Mw 6.6 · 23 deaths
- Egypt, Nile Delta · Ms 6.3 · 22 deaths
- Pakistan, Quetta · 12 deaths
- Costa Rica · M 5.8 · 10 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 6.3 - Papua, Indonesia (1955 CE) happen?
- May 30, 1955 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.
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