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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2003-07-15

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2003-07-15 18:46

Rank in 200346 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19004532 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

41 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · -3.83, 152.17

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

1971 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

2016 M7.9M7.9

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1946 M7.7M7.7

1983 M7.6M7.6

2005 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2003-07-04	2003-07-04 00:33	10 km	140 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2003-06-07	2003-06-07 00:32	33 km	87 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2003-03-31	2003-03-31 01:06	47 km	159 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2003-03-11	2003-03-11 07:27	40 km	114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2003-01-10	2003-01-10 13:11	72 km	191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2002-12-12	2002-12-12 08:30	34 km	New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2002-02-28	2002-02-28 01:50	40 km	125 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2002-02-19	2002-02-19 00:35	10 km	129 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2002-02-05	2002-02-05 13:27	39 km	125 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2002-01-15	2002-01-15 09:01	41 km	106 km E of Kimbe, 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.