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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1938-12-07

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth55 km

Time (UTC)1938-12-07 13:23

Rank in 193830 / 149among M6+

Rank since 19002239 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

110 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -6.06, 154.52

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1938-03-08	1938-03-08 05:35	50 km	126 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1937-10-06	1937-10-06 17:04	15 km	188 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1937-09-23	1937-09-23 13:06	35 km	160 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1937-02-01	1937-02-01 09:12	35 km	133 km ENE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1937-01-23	1937-01-23 10:55	35 km	148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1936-12-29	1936-12-29 14:47	35 km	114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1936-10-16	1936-10-16 11:56	35 km	195 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1936-08-17	1936-08-17 13:59	15 km	101 km N of Kieta, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1936-05-11	1936-05-11 17:27	25 km	109 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1936-04-19	1936-04-19 05:07	20 km	61 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands

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.