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M6.9 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2024-03-23

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth41 km

Time (UTC)2024-03-23 20:22

Rank in 202411 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19002039 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

36 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea · -4.13, 143.13

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2023-11-27	2023-11-27 21:46	10 km	44 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2023-06-19	2023-06-19 11:18	24 km	96 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 2023-04-02	2023-04-02 18:04	70 km	40 km ESE of Ambunti, 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
M6.3 2018-04-07	2018-04-07 05:48	18 km	45 km W of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2018-03-06	2018-03-06 14:13	20 km	62 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
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

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.