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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1910-05-01

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1910-05-01 18:30

Rank in 191026 / 57among M6+

Rank since 19002190 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

72 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · -19.86, 168.68

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1910-03-30	1910-03-30 16:55	100 km	175 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.9 1910-02-04	1910-02-04 14:00	15 km	43 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.7 1909-08-18	1909-08-18 00:39	15 km	220 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.9 1905-06-30	1905-06-30 17:07	15 km	46 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.9 1901-08-09	1901-08-09 13:01	–	Southeast of the Loyalty Islands

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.