M6.3 earthquake - 260 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 260 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea on 5 Oct 1953, 23:16 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.