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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2000-03-03

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2000-03-03 22:22

Rank in 200027 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19003612 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

62 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea · -6.82, 143.81

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2019 M7.1M7.1

2023 M7.0M7.0

1913 M7.0M7.0

1916 M7.0M7.0

1922 M6.9M6.9

1993 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

1970 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1993-10-25	1993-10-25 11:59	26 km	50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1993-10-25	1993-10-25 10:27	30 km	44 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1993-10-16	1993-10-16 03:05	27 km	57 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1993-10-13	1993-10-13 05:50	33 km	37 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1993-10-13	1993-10-13 03:07	33 km	50 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1993-10-13	1993-10-13 02:06	25 km	47 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1993-08-20	1993-08-20 05:06	15 km	28 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1993-06-15	1993-06-15 13:06	227 km	near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1992-10-21	1992-10-21 12:11	19 km	68 km SSE of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1991-11-05	1991-11-05 06:56	105 km	64 km E of Kainantu, 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.