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M8.2 earthquake, 1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake, 1919-05-06

MagnitudeM8.2mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1919-05-06 19:41

Rank in 19191 / 90among M6+

Rank since 190050 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,679approx.

1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · -4.81, 153.86

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.9M7.9

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1919-03-21	1919-03-21 16:01	15 km	182 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1918-09-30	1918-09-30 18:37	15 km	83 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1918-08-08	1918-08-08 09:48	35 km	95 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1918-05-20	1918-05-20 18:03	15 km	241 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1918-01-04	1918-01-04 15:49	15 km	208 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1917-10-29	1917-10-29 20:36	15 km	197 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1917-09-24	1917-09-24 20:07	15 km	206 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1916-09-03	1916-09-03 07:13	35 km	177 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M8.0 1916-01-01	1916-01-01 13:20	35 km	60 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1913-09-03	1913-09-03 20:51	35 km	172 km SE of Kokopo, 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.