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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1997-08-29

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)1997-08-29 08:14

Rank in 199730 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19003590 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

64 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · -3.56, 144.36

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2002 M7.6M7.6

1918 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.5M7.5

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1998 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1993-06-15	1993-06-15 13:06	227 km	near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1992-05-22	1992-05-22 21:40	33 km	63 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1992-03-11	1992-03-11 19:42	28 km	166 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1992-03-07	1992-03-07 18:37	15 km	191 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1991-05-17	1991-05-17 02:31	59 km	22 km SSW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1990-06-07	1990-06-07 09:25	29 km	68 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1989-12-30	1989-12-30 23:18	38 km	201 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
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

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.