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M6.8 earthquake, south of the Kermadec Islands, 1970-01-08

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth199 km

Time (UTC)1970-01-08 17:12

Rank in 197022 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19002541 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

south of the Kermadec Islands · -34.85, 178.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2021 M7.3M7.3

2016 M7.0M7.0

1984 M6.8M6.8

1970 M6.8M6.8

2001 M6.7M6.7

1938 M6.6M6.6

1986 M6.6M6.6

2011 M6.6M6.6

1994 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1965-12-08	1965-12-08 18:05	175 km	93 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.0 1965-09-01	1965-09-01 04:47	102 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 1961-10-02	1961-10-02 07:02	20 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 1951-04-23	1951-04-23 06:50	20 km	100 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.6 1938-02-13	1938-02-13 08:03	35 km	off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand
M6.1 1928-03-23	1928-03-23 20:02	15 km	south of the Kermadec 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.