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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1948-07-14

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1948-07-14 22:29

Rank in 194825 / 114among M6+

Rank since 19003347 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

190 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · -3.49, 146.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1907 M7.3M7.3

1997 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1900 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1900 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1993 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

1981 M6.9M6.9

1970 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1948-03-09	1948-03-09 18:47	25 km	192 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1947-03-02	1947-03-02 19:09	35 km	86 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1946-12-24	1946-12-24 03:59	25 km	Bismarck Sea
M6.4 1945-09-22	1945-09-22 09:10	25 km	182 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1945-04-22	1945-04-22 03:49	25 km	179 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1944-06-09	1944-06-09 20:34	25 km	117 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1942-06-06	1942-06-06 14:53	65 km	55 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1940-09-19	1940-09-19 23:59	35 km	166 km WSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1939-03-22	1939-03-22 03:45	35 km	83 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1938-08-30	1938-08-30 11:49	15 km	35 km NNE 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.