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M7.4 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1947-05-06

MagnitudeM7.4mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1947-05-06 20:30

Rank in 19476 / 83among M6+

Rank since 1900539 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×140approx.

92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · -6.49, 148.76

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1945-12-30	1945-12-30 00:48	35 km	108 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1945-12-29	1945-12-29 09:50	35 km	98 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1945-12-28	1945-12-28 17:48	60 km	32 km SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1945-12-27	1945-12-27 04:41	55 km	48 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 1945-12-08	1945-12-08 01:04	55 km	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1944-12-27	1944-12-27 15:25	35 km	152 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1944-10-14	1944-10-14 02:18	35 km	86 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1943-12-30	1943-12-30 22:02	35 km	31 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1943-03-21	1943-03-21 20:35	35 km	39 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1942-11-14	1942-11-14 05:21	25 km	68 km ENE of Finschhafen, 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.