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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1906-09-17

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1906-09-17 08:38

Rank in 190639 / 78among M6+

Rank since 19003330 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

175 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -4.37, 149.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.0 1906-09-14	1906-09-14 16:04	35 km	1906 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
M7.2 1905-05-18	1905-05-18 13:45	15 km	99 km WNW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1905-03-04	1905-03-04 23:17	15 km	152 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1905-01-13	1905-01-13 13:20	15 km	177 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 1900-09-17	1900-09-17 21:45	–	Bismarck Sea
M7.0 1900-01-11	1900-01-11 09:07	–	Bismarck Sea

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.