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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1910-09-07

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1910-09-07 07:11

Rank in 191033 / 57among M6+

Rank since 19003160 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

129 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -6.45, 150.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1916 M8.0M8.0

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1907-05-04	1907-05-04 05:51	25 km	268 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1905-03-04	1905-03-04 23:17	15 km	152 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1905-03-04	1905-03-04 15:59	15 km	170 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1902-01-24	1902-01-24 23:27	–	New Britain region, 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.