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M6.9 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2025-04-04

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth9 km

Time (UTC)2025-04-04 20:04

Rank in 202518 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19002042 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

184 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -6.30, 151.63

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

None

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

2016 M7.9M7.9

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.7M7.7

1983 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2024-11-15	2024-11-15 05:28	56 km	122 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2024-10-30	2024-10-30 12:18	509 km	126 km N of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2024-04-14	2024-04-14 20:56	49 km	111 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2024-03-13	2024-03-13 15:13	44 km	68 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2023-11-13	2023-11-13 07:43	10 km	126 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2023-04-19	2023-04-19 09:06	40 km	30 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2023-03-01	2023-03-01 05:36	601 km	106 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2023-02-25	2023-02-25 21:24	34 km	33 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2022-10-13	2022-10-13 22:20	72 km	155 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2022-04-13	2022-04-13 03:00	149 km	28 km WSW 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.