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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1980-02-27

MagnitudeM6.6ms

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Depth53 km

Time (UTC)1980-02-27 21:17

Rank in 198019 / 95among M6+

Rank since 19003476 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

51 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -6.02, 150.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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
M6.1 1978-08-05	1978-08-05 04:12	33 km	115 km SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1978-01-25	1978-01-25 23:18	44 km	128 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1975-02-07	1975-02-07 04:51	33 km	119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1974-06-27	1974-06-27 07:46	70 km	49 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1973-01-18	1973-01-18 09:28	43 km	88 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
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
M6.1 1972-08-18	1972-08-18 00:23	20 km	199 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1972-03-25	1972-03-25 12:15	30 km	128 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1972-01-06	1972-01-06 00:30	162 km	58 km WSW of Kokopo, 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.