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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2005-04-11

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)2005-04-11 12:20

Rank in 200531 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19003652 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

192 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea · -3.48, 145.91

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1918 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.3M7.3

1986 M7.2M7.2

1906 M7.1M7.1

1900 M7.1M7.1

1909 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1900 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1993 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2004-11-05	2004-11-05 05:18	126 km	36 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2004-04-22	2004-04-22 14:16	35 km	153 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2003-06-28	2003-06-28 15:29	10 km	189 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2003-02-12	2003-02-12 22:33	10 km	49 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2002-12-20	2002-12-20 14:14	33 km	137 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2002-07-03	2002-07-03 23:00	31 km	173 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2002-06-21	2002-06-21 00:05	33 km	135 km NE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2001-08-23	2001-08-23 21:45	10 km	182 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1999-08-26	1999-08-26 07:39	33 km	186 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1999-02-13	1999-02-13 14:45	10 km	101 km ENE of Angoram, 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.