- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 17, 2003 CE
- Location:
- 174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Mwb
- Depth:
- 133 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4.603
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: Mwb 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 6.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
Other earthquake records of 2003 CE
- Iran, Southeastern: Bam, Baravat · Mw 6.6 · 31,000 deaths
- Algeria, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia · Mw 6.8 · 2,287 deaths
- China, S. Xinjiang: Bachu · Mw 6.3 · 261 deaths
- Turkey, Bingol · Mw 6.4 · 177 deaths
- Mexico, Villa De Alvarez, Colima, Tecoman, Jalisco · Mw 7.5 · 29 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Mw 5.9 · 16 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 - 174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (2003 CE) happen?
- October 17, 2003 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.