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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1983-01-16

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth235 km

Time (UTC)1983-01-16 22:10

Rank in 198325 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002857 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

140 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea · -5.46, 147.05

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1983-01-08	1983-01-08 15:04	14 km	161 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1982-09-14	1982-09-14 18:17	37 km	76 km SSE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1981-10-04	1981-10-04 00:01	33 km	81 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1981-03-21	1981-03-21 22:52	227 km	105 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1981-01-19	1981-01-19 21:44	33 km	197 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1979-06-25	1979-06-25 05:29	189 km	35 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1976-02-06	1976-02-06 16:53	37 km	59 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1975-06-16	1975-06-16 22:35	33 km	127 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1972-10-28	1972-10-28 02:27	10 km	13 km E of Wau, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1972-01-19	1972-01-19 15:00	23 km	110 km WNW of Madang, 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.