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M7.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1938-05-12

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1938-05-12 15:39

Rank in 193811 / 149among M6+

Rank since 1900414 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×211approx.

48 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · -6.22, 147.56

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

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1937-11-18	1937-11-18 02:48	35 km	94 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1937-08-05	1937-08-05 14:43	35 km	27 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1937-07-19	1937-07-19 02:53	35 km	82 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1936-02-08	1936-02-08 12:11	64 km	eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1935-11-11	1935-11-11 13:11	25 km	62 km SSE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1935-05-21	1935-05-21 06:51	35 km	55 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1934-11-16	1934-11-16 13:42	15 km	187 km ENE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1934-03-20	1934-03-20 02:38	15 km	129 km WNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1934-03-01	1934-03-01 19:41	20 km	53 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1931-11-02	1931-11-02 17:03	15 km	28 km NNW of Kerema, 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.