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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1931-04-24

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1931-04-24 17:22

Rank in 193120 / 124among M6+

Rank since 19002612 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

69 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -6.53, 154.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 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

1983 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1931-04-06	1931-04-06 06:49	35 km	37 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1930-01-18	1930-01-18 07:04	35 km	104 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1928-09-11	1928-09-11 00:37	35 km	145 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1928-03-13	1928-03-13 18:31	75 km	148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1927-02-01	1927-02-01 17:56	35 km	51 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1925-07-04	1925-07-04 09:09	15 km	33 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1924-09-06	1924-09-06 19:37	35 km	112 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1923-11-04	1923-11-04 20:03	15 km	158 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1921-05-12	1921-05-12 03:40	35 km	162 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1920-12-13	1920-12-13 03:43	15 km	277 km WSW 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.