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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1993-09-06

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth49 km

Time (UTC)1993-09-06 03:56

Rank in 199337 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19003557 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

111 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · -4.64, 153.23

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.9M7.9

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1993-07-28	1993-07-28 18:07	26 km	170 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1993-05-17	1993-05-17 16:02	17 km	114 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1992-11-05	1992-11-05 19:53	20 km	107 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1992-10-23	1992-10-23 13:04	31 km	118 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1992-10-06	1992-10-06 10:28	50 km	115 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1992-04-03	1992-04-03 03:19	27 km	114 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1991-09-28	1991-09-28 20:26	28 km	95 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1991-01-15	1991-01-15 13:43	58 km	119 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1991-01-09	1991-01-09 15:08	28 km	125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1990-12-30	1990-12-30 19:14	179 km	104 km ENE of Kimbe, 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.