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M7.2 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1985-05-10

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)1985-05-10 15:35

Rank in 19858 / 160among M6+

Rank since 1900929 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

100 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -5.60, 151.04

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1971 M8.1M8.1

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1946 M7.7M7.7

1983 M7.6M7.6

2005 M7.6M7.6

2019 M7.6M7.6

1972 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1984-12-24	1984-12-24 05:32	70 km	24 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1984-12-21	1984-12-21 18:47	44 km	35 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1984-12-02	1984-12-02 21:09	18 km	44 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1984-09-30	1984-09-30 20:48	75 km	94 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1984-08-11	1984-08-11 01:20	40 km	78 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 1984-05-30	1984-05-30 07:49	174 km	94 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1983-12-22	1983-12-22 01:02	26 km	124 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1983-12-21	1983-12-21 23:32	33 km	139 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1983-11-25	1983-11-25 21:54	26 km	127 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1983-09-24	1983-09-24 17:17	10 km	130 km WNW of Rabaul, 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.