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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1943-03-21

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1943-03-21 20:35

Rank in 194326 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19002209 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

39 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -5.77, 150.41

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1972 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
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
M6.3 1942-11-14	1942-11-14 05:21	25 km	68 km ENE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1942-08-15	1942-08-15 15:02	15 km	187 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1942-01-07	1942-01-07 10:48	25 km	78 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1941-02-09	1941-02-09 19:19	35 km	68 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1941-01-13	1941-01-13 16:27	15 km	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1940-11-27	1940-11-27 14:41	25 km	112 km SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1940-08-20	1940-08-20 17:29	35 km	38 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1939-12-25	1939-12-25 16:25	15 km	229 km SE of Kimbe, 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.