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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1963-01-28

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1963-01-28 12:12

Rank in 196338 / 129among M6+

Rank since 19003989 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

106 km W of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea · -2.54, 149.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1905 M7.4M7.4

1918 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.0M7.0

1988 M6.7M6.7

1906 M6.6M6.6

2023 M6.6M6.6

1953 M6.6M6.6

2010 M6.6M6.6

1963 M6.5M6.5

1975 M6.5M6.5

2003 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1962-10-09	1962-10-09 20:14	25 km	187 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1961-10-26	1961-10-26 00:38	20 km	150 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1961-09-20	1961-09-20 19:03	15 km	New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1961-03-15	1961-03-15 10:15	30 km	81 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1959-05-07	1959-05-07 00:03	25 km	185 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1958-11-01	1958-11-01 03:38	15 km	101 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1958-05-17	1958-05-17 07:02	25 km	140 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1954-07-13	1954-07-13 08:04	15 km	New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1954-07-06	1954-07-06 04:00	15 km	140 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1953-10-06	1953-10-06 21:38	20 km	118 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.