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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1968-09-16

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth39 km

Time (UTC)1968-09-16 13:55

Rank in 196824 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19002142 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×18approx.

93 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · -6.02, 148.72

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 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

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1968-03-07	1968-03-07 13:22	49 km	104 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1967-04-02	1967-04-02 17:40	25 km	75 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1966-12-23	1966-12-23 15:50	55 km	74 km SE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1966-05-02	1966-05-02 09:52	51 km	31 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1965-12-07	1965-12-07 22:19	122 km	51 km ESE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1965-08-13	1965-08-13 21:57	30 km	77 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1964-12-07	1964-12-07 08:58	65 km	125 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1964-11-19	1964-11-19 23:35	50 km	93 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1964-11-18	1964-11-18 14:34	62 km	68 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1964-11-17	1964-11-17 08:15	49 km	68 km ESE of Kimbe, 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.