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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1984-03-27

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth28 km

Time (UTC)1984-03-27 20:06

Rank in 198433 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19004337 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

63 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea · -4.65, 145.81

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1987 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1989 M7.1M7.1

2019 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1984-03-02	1984-03-02 05:48	33 km	98 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1983-12-20	1983-12-20 16:58	10 km	201 km NE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1983-12-15	1983-12-15 14:11	24 km	178 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1983-01-16	1983-01-16 22:10	235 km	140 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1981-11-06	1981-11-06 16:47	33 km	17 km E of Wewak, 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
M6.5 1980-07-16	1980-07-16 19:56	84 km	74 km SW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1979-06-25	1979-06-25 05:29	189 km	35 km NW 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.