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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1985-07-22

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth49 km

Time (UTC)1985-07-22 09:26

Rank in 198519 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19002327 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

85 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · -6.29, 148.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1985-05-10	1985-05-10 15:35	27 km	100 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
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
M6.0 1984-09-30	1984-09-30 20:48	75 km	94 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1984-04-13	1984-04-13 22:05	168 km	112 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1983-05-10	1983-05-10 11:02	112 km	85 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1983-01-16	1983-01-16 22:10	235 km	140 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1982-09-14	1982-09-14 18:17	37 km	76 km SSE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1981-05-28	1981-05-28 22:18	70 km	141 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1981-03-21	1981-03-21 22:52	227 km	105 km ESE 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.