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M6.6 earthquake, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, 2000-12-20

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2000-12-20 16:49

Rank in 200034 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19003619 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

D'Entrecasteaux Islands region · -9.23, 154.35

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2000-12-27	2000-12-27 07:03	33 km	282 km WSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.3M7.3

1974 M7.2M7.2

1977 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.1M7.1

1974 M7.1M7.1

1959 M7.0M7.0

1987 M7.0M7.0

1974 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2000-08-14	2000-08-14 22:11	10 km	D'Entrecasteaux Islands region
M6.8 1996-10-14	1996-10-14 23:26	24 km	90 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1996-10-12	1996-10-12 15:36	33 km	103 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1996-09-06	1996-09-06 17:03	33 km	118 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1996-05-01	1996-05-01 10:05	33 km	80 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1996-05-01	1996-05-01 09:21	33 km	79 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1992-03-13	1992-03-13 17:50	25 km	246 km ENE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1989-11-19	1989-11-19 12:42	48 km	155 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1987-10-12	1987-10-12 13:57	25 km	163 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1986-06-02	1986-06-02 01:31	16 km	134 km SW 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.