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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1992-10-31

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth6 km

Time (UTC)1992-10-31 14:34

Rank in 199249 / 178among M6+

Rank since 19004428 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

40 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · -2.32, 141.26

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1991-05-17	1991-05-17 02:31	59 km	22 km SSW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1991-01-25	1991-01-25 17:40	33 km	162 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1991-01-25	1991-01-25 17:38	22 km	185 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1989-11-25	1989-11-25 07:49	26 km	202 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.8 1986-04-20	1986-04-20 07:03	33 km	148 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.7 1986-03-24	1986-03-24 19:31	29 km	215 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1985-01-17	1985-01-17 21:33	34 km	95 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1980-09-26	1980-09-26 15:20	33 km	15 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 1976-10-29	1976-10-29 02:51	33 km	226 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M7.1 1976-06-25	1976-06-25 19:18	33 km	214 km NW of Kiunga, 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.