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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2013-04-16

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth13 km

Time (UTC)2013-04-16 22:55

Rank in 201338 / 142among M6+

Rank since 19003722 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

23 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · -3.21, 142.54

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

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

1968 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2012-08-19	2012-08-19 22:41	73 km	95 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2012-03-20	2012-03-20 17:56	66 km	140 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.6 2011-07-31	2011-07-31 23:38	10 km	103 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2010-04-07	2010-04-07 14:33	23 km	82 km SSW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2009-04-01	2009-04-01 03:54	10 km	52 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2006-03-24	2006-03-24 12:27	12 km	63 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2004-11-05	2004-11-05 05:18	126 km	36 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2004-04-11	2004-04-11 07:37	20 km	139 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 2003-02-12	2003-02-12 22:33	10 km	49 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2002-10-19	2002-10-19 00:43	33 km	123 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia

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.