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M7.0 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1987-10-12

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1987-10-12 13:57

Rank in 198713 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19001501 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

163 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -7.29, 154.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.7M7.7

1983 M7.6M7.6

1972 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1987-05-06	1987-05-06 12:39	20 km	157 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1986-10-24	1986-10-24 02:58	52 km	193 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1986-10-14	1986-10-14 16:53	41 km	167 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1986-09-14	1986-09-14 20:58	59 km	65 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1986-06-02	1986-06-02 01:31	16 km	134 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1986-03-13	1986-03-13 05:36	66 km	83 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1984-07-05	1984-07-05 05:21	33 km	120 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1983-10-15	1983-10-15 10:56	7 km	58 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1983-03-23	1983-03-23 08:26	30 km	102 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1983-03-23	1983-03-23 06:09	35 km	99 km WSW of Panguna, 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.