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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1973-01-18

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth43 km

Time (UTC)1973-01-18 09:28

Rank in 197311 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19002288 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

88 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · -6.87, 149.99

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1972-10-06	1972-10-06 16:42	44 km	28 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1972-09-03	1972-09-03 06:31	22 km	119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1971-09-14	1971-09-14 05:20	20 km	180 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1971-08-09	1971-08-09 20:01	30 km	141 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1971-07-26	1971-07-26 19:15	50 km	135 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1971-07-26	1971-07-26 15:35	49 km	151 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1971-07-26	1971-07-26 06:59	40 km	136 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1971-07-19	1971-07-19 15:37	10 km	53 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1968-09-16	1968-09-16 16:00	65 km	80 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1968-09-16	1968-09-16 13:55	39 km	93 km WNW of Kandrian, 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.