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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1989-12-30

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth38 km

Time (UTC)1989-12-30 23:18

Rank in 198922 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002903 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

201 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea · -3.41, 145.97

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1900 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1900 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1993 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1988-04-08	1988-04-08 23:21	33 km	190 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1988-04-08	1988-04-08 23:13	32 km	195 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1988-03-18	1988-03-18 22:51	33 km	192 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1987-09-17	1987-09-17 04:47	15 km	122 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1987-04-03	1987-04-03 17:54	91 km	75 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1987-01-03	1987-01-03 16:30	5 km	189 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1987-01-03	1987-01-03 15:35	5 km	191 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1986-06-24	1986-06-24 03:11	102 km	44 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1984-03-27	1984-03-27 20:06	28 km	63 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1984-03-02	1984-03-02 05:48	33 km	98 km N 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.