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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2018-03-06

MagnitudeM6.7mww

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)2018-03-06 14:13

Rank in 201828 / 134among M6+

Rank since 19003075 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

62 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea · -6.30, 142.61

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.2M7.2

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

2023 M7.0M7.0

1916 M7.0M7.0

1922 M6.9M6.9

2024 M6.9M6.9

1954 M6.8M6.8

1964 M6.8M6.8

2018 M6.7M6.7

1964 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2018-03-04	2018-03-04 19:56	10 km	66 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2018-02-28	2018-02-28 02:45	16 km	63 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2018-02-26	2018-02-26 15:18	19 km	59 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2018-02-25	2018-02-25 17:44	25 km	32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2017-11-07	2017-11-07 21:26	111 km	67 km WSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2012-08-19	2012-08-19 22:41	73 km	95 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2010-04-07	2010-04-07 14:33	23 km	82 km SSW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2004-11-05	2004-11-05 05:18	126 km	36 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2000-03-03	2000-03-03 22:22	10 km	62 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1993-08-20	1993-08-20 05:06	15 km	28 km SW of Tari, 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.