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M7.0 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 1998-07-17

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1998-07-17 08:49

Rank in 199811 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19001538 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

50 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · -2.96, 141.93

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

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1976 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1997-08-29	1997-08-29 08:14	23 km	64 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1996-01-17	1996-01-17 10:06	109 km	208 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1995-12-19	1995-12-19 23:28	63 km	130 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1995-04-18	1995-04-18 03:49	20 km	59 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia
M6.1 1992-10-31	1992-10-31 14:46	29 km	42 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1992-10-31	1992-10-31 14:34	6 km	40 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1992-05-22	1992-05-22 21:40	33 km	63 km NNE of Angoram, 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
M7.2 1986-06-24	1986-06-24 03:11	102 km	44 km SSW of Angoram, 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.