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M6.6 earthquake, Wallis and Futuna, 1971-08-14

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1971-08-14 09:02

Rank in 197138 / 143among M6+

Rank since 19003906 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

142 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · -15.58, -178.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1910 M7.4M7.4

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

1949 M6.9M6.9

1979 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1971-08-14	1971-08-14 09:01	25 km	162 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.2 1970-11-02	1970-11-02 10:13	10 km	236 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.1 1970-08-07	1970-08-07 07:51	556 km	273 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.4 1968-11-24	1968-11-24 21:09	25 km	211 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M7.0 1967-01-19	1967-01-19 12:40	10 km	85 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
M6.1 1966-10-08	1966-10-08 02:34	12 km	252 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.2 1966-10-08	1966-10-08 00:12	15 km	274 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 1966-07-21	1966-07-21 18:30	594 km	228 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 1965-12-25	1965-12-25 02:57	622 km	Fiji region
M6.2 1965-12-09	1965-12-09 13:12	645 km	277 km E of Levuka, Fiji

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.