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M7.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2019-05-14

MagnitudeM7.6mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2019-05-14 12:58

Rank in 20192 / 145among M6+

Rank since 1900392 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

48 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · -4.05, 152.60

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2019-05-17	2019-05-17 22:37	21 km	86 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

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
M6.2 2019-03-30	2019-03-30 11:20	41 km	108 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2019-02-17	2019-02-17 14:35	368 km	95 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 22:00	121 km	91 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 20:48	39 km	119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 20:45	42 km	136 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2018-05-09	2018-05-09 07:57	9 km	178 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 2018-03-29	2018-03-29 21:25	35 km	150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2018-03-26	2018-03-26 09:51	40 km	140 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2018-03-24	2018-03-24 11:23	33 km	150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2018-03-08	2018-03-08 17:39	23 km	103 km E 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.