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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1960-06-11

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1960-06-11 16:37

Rank in 196027 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19003354 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

272 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea · -9.30, 152.77

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1974 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.0M7.0

2007 M6.7M6.7

1907 M6.6M6.6

1960 M6.6M6.6

2000 M6.6M6.6

1960 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1960-06-11	1960-06-11 15:14	30 km	240 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1956-10-22	1956-10-22 12:35	15 km	125 km NNW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1953-10-05	1953-10-05 23:16	25 km	260 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1951-04-30	1951-04-30 15:28	25 km	262 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1939-12-25	1939-12-25 16:25	15 km	229 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1932-01-30	1932-01-30 03:04	15 km	183 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1926-09-17	1926-09-17 02:54	15 km	262 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1920-12-13	1920-12-13 03:43	15 km	277 km WSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1916-09-03	1916-09-03 07:13	35 km	177 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1907-10-10	1907-10-10 21:42	15 km	D'Entrecasteaux Islands region

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.