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M6.9 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1969-01-06

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1969-01-06 15:39

Rank in 196919 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19002088 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×20approx.

143 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands · -10.45, 164.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

1980 M7.9M7.9

1966 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.6M7.6

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.4M7.4

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

1941 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1967-01-16	1967-01-16 14:26	25 km	62 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1967-01-03	1967-01-03 05:52	15 km	48 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1967-01-03	1967-01-03 05:35	15 km	36 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.2 1966-12-31	1966-12-31 22:15	25 km	199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.8 1966-12-31	1966-12-31 18:23	59 km	146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1966-10-17	1966-10-17 10:15	18 km	109 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1964-10-02	1964-10-02 13:00	23 km	51 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.2 1963-09-17	1963-09-17 19:20	45 km	55 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.4 1963-09-15	1963-09-15 00:46	35 km	28 km NW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1962-05-22	1962-05-22 08:06	114 km	185 km SSE of Lata, Solomon 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.