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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1918-07-21

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1918-07-21 06:09

Rank in 191827 / 94among M6+

Rank since 19003120 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

112 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -7.34, 155.53

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.3M7.3

1949 M7.2M7.2

1972 M7.2M7.2

1974 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1918-06-16	1918-06-16 05:11	15 km	39 km N of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1918-01-04	1918-01-04 15:49	15 km	208 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1917-07-12	1917-07-12 11:42	35 km	128 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1916-09-03	1916-09-03 07:13	35 km	177 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1913-05-21	1913-05-21 13:48	15 km	256 km SSE 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.