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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1953-12-02

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1953-12-02 04:24

Rank in 195322 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19003317 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

94 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · -3.51, 141.53

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1951-08-12	1951-08-12 21:10	15 km	98 km S of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1951-05-29	1951-05-29 06:03	25 km	112 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1951-02-22	1951-02-22 01:45	25 km	17 km SW of Aitape, 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 1946-05-08	1946-05-08 09:45	25 km	21 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1945-06-20	1945-06-20 08:48	25 km	213 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1944-08-08	1944-08-08 08:33	65 km	120 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1943-12-03	1943-12-03 04:38	35 km	89 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1940-04-01	1940-04-01 11:19	35 km	119 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1940-02-24	1940-02-24 12:00	15 km	near the north coast of New Guinea, 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.