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M6.6 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1970-03-09

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth37 km

Time (UTC)1970-03-09 16:01

Rank in 197037 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19003443 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

77 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · -19.11, 168.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.6M7.6

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

1944 M7.2M7.2

1953 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1968-06-15	1968-06-15 13:34	21 km	72 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 1967-09-20	1967-09-20 10:37	100 km	147 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.3 1966-12-21	1966-12-21 08:51	230 km	75 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 1966-02-16	1966-02-16 03:18	41 km	22 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.0 1966-01-28	1966-01-28 05:42	10 km	79 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 1965-08-13	1965-08-13 17:56	46 km	63 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.9 1964-01-20	1964-01-20 17:08	138 km	150 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.8 1963-05-01	1963-05-01 10:03	143 km	65 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1962-11-29	1962-11-29 19:06	35 km	61 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.0 1962-10-06	1962-10-06 23:31	35 km	43 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

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.