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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1954-03-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1954-03-03 06:03

Rank in 195413 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19002214 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

32 km WNW of Tari, Papua New Guinea · -5.70, 142.69

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1931 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

2023 M7.0M7.0

1916 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1953-12-02	1953-12-02 04:24	25 km	94 km SSE of Vanimo, 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
M6.6 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
M6.6 1947-03-02	1947-03-02 19:09	35 km	86 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1946-05-08	1946-05-08 09:45	25 km	21 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1939-03-02	1939-03-02 07:00	35 km	45 km E of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1938-08-30	1938-08-30 11:49	15 km	35 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1936-07-28	1936-07-28 07:52	15 km	61 km SSE of Aitape, 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.