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M7.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2005-09-09

MagnitudeM7.6mwc

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Depth90 km

Time (UTC)2005-09-09 07:26

Rank in 20053 / 150among M6+

Rank since 1900378 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

135 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · -4.54, 153.47

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2005-09-10	2005-09-10 01:24	96 km	202 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.9M7.9

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 10:13	75 km	106 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2005-02-07	2005-02-07 20:02	36 km	103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2005-01-14	2005-01-14 08:33	10 km	51 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2004-11-16	2004-11-16 10:06	56 km	145 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2004-01-15	2004-01-15 07:26	10 km	109 km SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2003-10-28	2003-10-28 02:33	65 km	141 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2003-10-17	2003-10-17 10:19	133 km	174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2003-09-12	2003-09-12 06:55	50 km	133 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2003-07-15	2003-07-15 18:46	33 km	41 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2003-07-04	2003-07-04 00:33	10 km	140 km SSW of Kokopo, 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.