- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 14, 1964 CE
- Location:
- 78 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 5.89 Mw
- Depth:
- 160.8 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 3.963
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.89
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.94
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.96
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.98
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.01
Other earthquake records of 1964 CE
- Alaska · Mw 9.2 · 139 deaths
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 7 · 107 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Mw 7.3 · 78 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · Mw 7.6 · 36 deaths
- Turkey, Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir · Mw 6.8 · 19 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Pinrang · Ms 5.2 · 8 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 5.9 - 78 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (1964 CE) happen?
- January 14, 1964 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.