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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2007-06-28

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)2007-06-28 02:52

Rank in 200735 / 196among M6+

Rank since 19003011 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

206 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · -7.98, 154.63

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

1972 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.3M7.3

1949 M7.2M7.2

1974 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2007-04-04	2007-04-04 06:34	17 km	54 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2007-04-04	2007-04-04 00:39	10 km	110 km SE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2007-04-03	2007-04-03 12:04	8 km	117 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2007-04-02	2007-04-02 10:49	34 km	117 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2007-04-01	2007-04-01 21:15	10 km	111 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 2007-04-01	2007-04-01 21:11	10 km	113 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2007-04-01	2007-04-01 20:47	10 km	99 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M8.1 2007-04-01	2007-04-01 20:39	24 km	2007 Solomon Islands Earthquake
M6.0 2006-12-27	2006-12-27 20:15	355 km	134 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2006-09-01	2006-09-01 10:18	38 km	49 km S of Panguna, 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.