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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2013-10-16

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)2013-10-16 10:30

Rank in 201328 / 142among M6+

Rank since 19002468 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

62 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -6.45, 154.93

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2013-10-22	2013-10-22 21:15	50 km	57 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.7M7.7

1983 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2013-07-04	2013-07-04 17:15	29 km	83 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2013-04-14	2013-04-14 01:32	31 km	98 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2012-12-15	2012-12-15 19:30	52 km	88 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2012-08-02	2012-08-02 09:56	46 km	116 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2012-07-28	2012-07-28 20:03	41 km	105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2012-04-06	2012-04-06 16:15	108 km	133 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2011-11-28	2011-11-28 12:26	25 km	205 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2011-05-15	2011-05-15 18:37	40 km	120 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2011-02-07	2011-02-07 19:53	415 km	98 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2010-12-13	2010-12-13 01:14	136 km	30 km SE of Panguna, 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.