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M6.9 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2010-07-18

MagnitudeM6.9mwc
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Depth28 km
Time (UTC)2010-07-18 13:04
Rank in 201029 / 174among M6+
Rank since 19001971 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×22approx.

56 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · -5.97, 150.43

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

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M7.3 2010-07-182010-07-18 13:3435 kmNew Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2010-07-202010-07-20 19:1824 km74 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M5.6 2010-07-202010-07-20 20:3135 km80 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 2010-08-042010-08-04 22:0144 km72 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.1 2010-06-242010-06-24 05:3240 km113 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2009-07-152009-07-15 20:1013 km94 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2009-05-122009-05-12 01:2689 km60 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2009-01-222009-01-22 13:4044 kmNew Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2007-06-182007-06-18 06:189 km109 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2007-05-292007-05-29 01:03132 km54 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2007-04-212007-04-21 07:12407 km119 km SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2006-11-132006-11-13 16:1211 km151 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2006-11-122006-11-12 18:2112 km125 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 2006-11-072006-11-07 17:3811 km155 km SE of Kimbe, 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.