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M6.9 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2023-10-07

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth52 km

Time (UTC)2023-10-07 08:40

Rank in 202323 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19002036 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

48 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · -5.47, 146.14

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2023-10-07	2023-10-07 09:18	71 km	37 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M5.6 2023-10-07	2023-10-07 13:10	31 km	43 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M5.7 2023-10-07	2023-10-07 16:20	64 km	49 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.5M7.5

1987 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2011 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2023-10-07	2023-10-07 08:34	55 km	54 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2023-06-19	2023-06-19 11:18	24 km	96 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2023-03-14	2023-03-14 00:49	213 km	118 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2022-09-10	2022-09-10 23:47	116 km	70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2022-09-02	2022-09-02 22:39	125 km	110 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2022-05-09	2022-05-09 22:33	10 km	178 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2022-04-28	2022-04-28 13:21	10 km	175 km NE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2021-07-21	2021-07-21 14:26	8 km	142 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2021-04-27	2021-04-27 08:05	10 km	176 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2021-04-10	2021-04-10 11:38	9 km	196 km N of Madang, 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.