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M7.2 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1943-12-23

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1943-12-23 19:00

Rank in 194314 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19001037 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×53approx.

205 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · -5.57, 153.67

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1943-07-07	1943-07-07 12:45	35 km	113 km SSW of Kokopo, 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
M6.3 1942-10-06	1942-10-06 11:50	35 km	66 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1941-09-09	1941-09-09 07:19	15 km	73 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1941-09-04	1941-09-04 10:21	30 km	151 km ESE of Kokopo, 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
M6.6 1940-09-12	1940-09-12 13:17	76 km	75 km E of Kokopo, 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.