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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2010-08-04

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth220 km

Time (UTC)2010-08-04 07:15

Rank in 201059 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19004593 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · -5.49, 146.82

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.4M7.4

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2011 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2010-04-17	2010-04-17 23:15	53 km	33 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2009-01-22	2009-01-22 13:40	44 km	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2008-10-28	2008-10-28 16:00	18 km	191 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 2008-08-30	2008-08-30 06:54	75 km	70 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2008-01-01	2008-01-01 18:54	34 km	eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2007-11-22	2007-11-22 08:48	53 km	107 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2007-06-07	2007-06-07 00:40	5 km	152 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 2006-11-06	2006-11-06 20:56	133 km	97 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2005-12-08	2005-12-08 09:01	217 km	130 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2005-11-22	2005-11-22 15:11	68 km	56 km W of Madang, 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.