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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2006-10-17

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth32 km

Time (UTC)2006-10-17 01:25

Rank in 200623 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19003005 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

100 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -5.88, 150.98

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2006-11-07	2006-11-07 17:38	11 km	155 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2006-11-12	2006-11-12 18:21	12 km	125 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2006-11-13	2006-11-13 16:12	11 km	151 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1971 M8.1M8.1

2000 M8.0M8.0

1916 M8.0M8.0

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

1946 M7.7M7.7

2019 M7.6M7.6

1972 M7.5M7.5

1990 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2006-07-19	2006-07-19 11:48	28 km	61 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2006-05-28	2006-05-28 03:12	34 km	111 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2006-02-18	2006-02-18 15:59	44 km	96 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2005-12-11	2005-12-11 14:20	17 km	247 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2005-09-29	2005-09-29 18:23	28 km	142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2005-09-29	2005-09-29 15:50	25 km	129 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 10:13	75 km	106 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2005-02-23	2005-02-23 11:33	10 km	96 km SE of Kimbe, 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

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.