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M7.9 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2016-12-17

MagnitudeM7.9mww

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Depth95 km

Time (UTC)2016-12-17 10:51

Rank in 20161 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900142 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×708approx.

140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · -4.50, 153.52

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2016-12-17	2016-12-17 11:22	82 km	143 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2016-12-24	2016-12-24 01:32	35 km	175 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M5.8 2016-12-24	2016-12-24 03:58	30 km	164 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

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
M6.0 2016-12-10	2016-12-10 16:24	143 km	133 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2016-08-31	2016-08-31 03:11	476 km	90 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2016-06-21	2016-06-21 17:12	354 km	91 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2016-02-08	2016-02-08 16:19	29 km	88 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2016-01-26	2016-01-26 03:10	26 km	151 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 14:03	6 km	156 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2015-06-30	2015-06-30 03:39	43 km	146 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2015-05-05	2015-05-05 01:44	55 km	131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2015-05-03	2015-05-03 22:32	24 km	156 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2015-05-01	2015-05-01 08:06	35 km	134 km SSW 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.