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M7.2 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1996-04-29

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth44 km

Time (UTC)1996-04-29 14:40

Rank in 199611 / 164among M6+

Rank since 1900955 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -6.52, 155.00

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

2016 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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1995-10-15	1995-10-15 15:04	14 km	96 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1995-10-14	1995-10-14 20:44	19 km	103 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1995-09-16	1995-09-16 01:03	151 km	30 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1995-08-26	1995-08-26 06:57	17 km	201 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1995-08-17	1995-08-17 10:01	21 km	159 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1995-08-17	1995-08-17 00:15	14 km	146 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1995-08-16	1995-08-16 23:10	33 km	139 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1995-08-16	1995-08-16 16:24	19 km	205 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.7 1995-08-16	1995-08-16 10:27	30 km	155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1995-01-24	1995-01-24 22:36	24 km	119 km WNW 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.