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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2023-03-01

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth601 km

Time (UTC)2023-03-01 05:36

Rank in 202337 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19003792 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

106 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -4.83, 149.50

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1906 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2023-02-25	2023-02-25 21:24	34 km	33 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2022-09-02	2022-09-02 22:39	125 km	110 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2022-04-13	2022-04-13 03:00	149 km	28 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2021-11-30	2021-11-30 10:37	10 km	110 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2021-11-30	2021-11-30 10:36	10 km	113 km SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2020-10-01	2020-10-01 10:34	74 km	100 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2020-08-25	2020-08-25 19:08	22 km	141 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2020-08-25	2020-08-25 19:02	23 km	141 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2020-08-01	2020-08-01 19:22	10 km	199 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2020-01-07	2020-01-07 19:11	117 km	130 km ENE of Kimbe, 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.