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M6.8 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2006-09-01

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth38 km

Time (UTC)2006-09-01 10:18

Rank in 200616 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19002434 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

49 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -6.76, 155.51

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.2M8.2

2007 M8.1M8.1

1971 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.9M7.9

1939 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1975 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.7M7.7

1983 M7.6M7.6

1972 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2003-10-17	2003-10-17 10:19	133 km	174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2003-09-11	2003-09-11 21:58	10 km	76 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.3 2003-06-12	2003-06-12 08:59	186 km	88 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2003-01-10	2003-01-10 13:11	72 km	191 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2001-05-29	2001-05-29 23:37	14 km	92 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2001-04-19	2001-04-19 21:43	17 km	128 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
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
M6.1 2000-11-18	2000-11-18 23:05	33 km	174 km SE 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.