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M7.0 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1920-05-13

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1920-05-13 01:48

Rank in 192012 / 69among M6+

Rank since 19001676 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×28approx.

42 km ESE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea · -3.65, 144.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1919-10-08	1919-10-08 04:40	15 km	129 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1918-09-02	1918-09-02 14:14	15 km	156 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1918-07-29	1918-07-29 16:50	15 km	60 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 1918-07-03	1918-07-03 06:52	15 km	50 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1917-07-29	1917-07-29 21:52	35 km	93 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1913-06-04	1913-06-04 09:57	15 km	87 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1910-07-29	1910-07-29 10:26	15 km	80 km WNW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 1909-04-27	1909-04-27 12:42	15 km	65 km ENE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1907-12-15	1907-12-15 17:34	15 km	73 km ENE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1907-05-07	1907-05-07 10:16	30 km	49 km NNE of Angoram, 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.