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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1932-12-24

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1932-12-24 06:30

Rank in 193225 / 91among M6+

Rank since 19003862 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

205 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea · -3.36, 145.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1993 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

1981 M6.9M6.9

1970 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1931-01-15	1931-01-15 22:43	15 km	98 km NNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1930-09-30	1930-09-30 21:20	15 km	near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1930-05-20	1930-05-20 07:43	35 km	187 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1929-03-31	1929-03-31 05:24	35 km	135 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1928-02-04	1928-02-04 06:08	35 km	161 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1928-01-04	1928-01-04 21:25	35 km	51 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1927-05-13	1927-05-13 23:09	35 km	93 km NNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1926-09-07	1926-09-07 12:23	35 km	26 km SSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1926-08-19	1926-08-19 13:51	15 km	195 km ENE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1926-04-08	1926-04-08 10:20	25 km	183 km SSE of Lorengau, 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.