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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1975-06-16

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1975-06-16 22:35

Rank in 197530 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19004284 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

127 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · -3.04, 147.82

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1905 M7.4M7.4

1918 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1900 M7.1M7.1

1905 M7.0M7.0

1900 M7.0M7.0

2012 M6.8M6.8

1948 M6.7M6.7

1983 M6.7M6.7

1989 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1972-03-25	1972-03-25 12:15	30 km	128 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1971-09-27	1971-09-27 22:20	10 km	179 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1971-08-23	1971-08-23 04:08	10 km	134 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1970-11-18	1970-11-18 09:45	19 km	225 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1968-12-07	1968-12-07 04:57	15 km	195 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1966-12-10	1966-12-10 18:08	19 km	185 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1964-06-28	1964-06-28 12:51	20 km	140 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1964-02-12	1964-02-12 20:31	16 km	190 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1963-01-28	1963-01-28 12:12	35 km	106 km W of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1962-10-09	1962-10-09 20:14	25 km	187 km SE of Lorengau, 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.