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M7.0 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1968-10-23

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth13 km

Time (UTC)1968-10-23 21:04

Rank in 196820 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19001456 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

42 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · -3.35, 143.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1998 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1968-09-27	1968-09-27 19:06	11 km	23 km WSW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1968-09-08	1968-09-08 15:12	35 km	60 km WSW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1966-12-14	1966-12-14 21:07	65 km	72 km NNE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1966-12-10	1966-12-10 18:08	19 km	185 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1964-09-12	1964-09-12 12:43	109 km	44 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1964-06-11	1964-06-11 17:01	20 km	52 km NNE of Jayapura, Indonesia
M6.8 1964-04-24	1964-04-24 05:56	108 km	80 km ENE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1963-02-14	1963-02-14 22:07	65 km	98 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1962-08-01	1962-08-01 04:37	25 km	33 km ENE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1962-07-30	1962-07-30 17:16	25 km	41 km ENE of Wewak, 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.