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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1958-06-25

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1958-06-25 09:36

Rank in 195812 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19002185 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×17approx.

near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea · -3.32, 144.83

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

2023 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

2023 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1958-05-22	1958-05-22 15:08	25 km	170 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1958-05-17	1958-05-17 07:02	25 km	140 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1957-08-04	1957-08-04 00:39	15 km	117 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1954-12-21	1954-12-21 11:57	15 km	192 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1953-01-03	1953-01-03 17:46	15 km	147 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1952-11-06	1952-11-06 19:47	52 km	110 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1951-02-22	1951-02-22 01:45	25 km	17 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1950-06-21	1950-06-21 09:56	20 km	181 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1948-11-26	1948-11-26 05:36	55 km	97 km NNW of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1948-09-24	1948-09-24 20:41	15 km	47 km E 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.