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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2000-07-16

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2000-07-16 03:57

Rank in 200029 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19003614 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

227 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea · -7.75, 150.92

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2000 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1945 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1999 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.3M7.3

1902 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.2M7.2

1945 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2000-02-06	2000-02-06 11:33	33 km	87 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1999-12-15	1999-12-15 04:41	33 km	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1999-11-19	1999-11-19 13:56	33 km	88 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 1999-05-10	1999-05-10 20:33	138 km	92 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1999-04-05	1999-04-05 11:08	150 km	63 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1999-01-12	1999-01-12 08:49	43 km	135 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1998-09-15	1998-09-15 08:35	83 km	158 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1998-05-27	1998-05-27 15:27	33 km	43 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1995-05-22	1995-05-22 04:02	30 km	135 km ENE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1995-02-02	1995-02-02 19:50	58 km	83 km W of Kandrian, 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.