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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2001-04-19

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)2001-04-19 21:43

Rank in 200126 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002969 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

128 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -7.41, 155.87

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2001-04-20	2001-04-20 19:20	10 km	114 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M5.5 2001-04-25	2001-04-25 04:54	10 km	120 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M5.6 2001-05-18	2001-05-18 10:59	33 km	122 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2007 M8.1M8.1

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.3M7.3

1949 M7.2M7.2

1974 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.2M7.2

1996 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2001-04-19	2001-04-19 20:58	20 km	121 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2001-04-19	2001-04-19 03:13	12 km	126 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2000-12-21	2000-12-21 02:41	387 km	183 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2000-12-20	2000-12-20 16:49	33 km	D'Entrecasteaux Islands region
M6.3 1999-07-09	1999-07-09 05:04	29 km	63 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
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
M6.0 1996-06-03	1996-06-03 10:50	10 km	Solomon Islands
M6.1 1996-06-03	1996-06-03 10:46	33 km	134 km SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands

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.