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M6.6 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2012-03-21

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth118 km

Time (UTC)2012-03-21 22:15

Rank in 201232 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19003714 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

11 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea · -6.24, 145.96

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

1987 M7.4M7.4

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2011 M7.1M7.1

2019 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 2011-12-14	2011-12-14 05:04	135 km	25 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2011-10-14	2011-10-14 03:35	37 km	4 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2010-08-15	2010-08-15 15:09	175 km	110 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2010-08-04	2010-08-04 07:15	220 km	118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
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
M6.4 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
M6.0 2006-11-06	2006-11-06 20:56	133 km	97 km ESE 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.