Papua New Guinea earthquakes in 1963
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Papua New Guinea in 1963. The largest: M7.5 49 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea, Feb 27, 1963.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1963 was located in Papua New Guinea. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1963
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8165 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 5.595 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 5.5131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 6.262 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deep
- 5.758 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 6.0105 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 50 km deep
- 5.975 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 5.8108 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 45 km deep
- 5.9141 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.6138 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.166 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 6.77 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 7.549 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea · 187 km deep
- 6.198 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 65 km deep
- 5.9188 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deep
- 6.5106 km W of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deep
- 5.8199 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 60 km deep
- 5.7127 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 54 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1963 | 3 | 6.5 | 106 km W of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
| February 1963 | 4 | 7.5 | 49 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea |
| March 1963 | 1 | 6.1 | 66 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| April 1963 | 1 | 5.6 | 138 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| May 1963 | 1 | 5.9 | 141 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea |
| June 1963 | 1 | 5.8 | 108 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1963 | 1 | 5.9 | 75 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea |
| August 1963 | 2 | 6.0 | 105 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea |
| September 1963 | 1 | 6.2 | 62 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1963 | 2 | 5.5 | 95 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
| November 1963 | 0 | ||
| December 1963 | 1 | 5.8 | 165 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.