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M6.7 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2009-06-23

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth64 km

Time (UTC)2009-06-23 14:19

Rank in 200929 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19003021 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

190 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · -5.16, 153.78

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

None

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

1939 M7.8M7.8

1920 M7.8M7.8

2000 M7.8M7.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2007-11-20	2007-11-20 12:52	53 km	68 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2007-10-21	2007-10-21 10:24	46 km	79 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2007-10-09	2007-10-09 15:03	39 km	86 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2007-09-26	2007-09-26 12:36	40 km	154 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2007-05-29	2007-05-29 01:03	132 km	54 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
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
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

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.