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M6.9 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1945-12-27

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth55 km

Time (UTC)1945-12-27 04:41

Rank in 194511 / 88among M6+

Rank since 19001756 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×24approx.

48 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -5.99, 150.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1906 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1945-12-08	1945-12-08 01:04	55 km	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1945-09-06	1945-09-06 01:26	35 km	90 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1945-09-05	1945-09-05 21:48	45 km	67 km SSE of Kokopo, 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
M6.3 1943-07-07	1943-07-07 12:45	35 km	113 km SSW of Kokopo, 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 1942-12-23	1942-12-23 13:58	35 km	133 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1942-12-04	1942-12-04 15:25	35 km	117 km SW of Kokopo, 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.