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M6.5 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1968-11-04

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth597 km

Time (UTC)1968-11-04 09:07

Rank in 196848 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19004257 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Vanuatu region · -14.18, 172.11

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1905 M7.3M7.3

1928 M7.1M7.1

1984 M6.8M6.8

1971 M6.7M6.7

1959 M6.6M6.6

1968 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1965-04-10	1965-04-10 22:53	635 km	Vanuatu region
M6.3 1962-03-01	1962-03-01 23:41	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.6 1959-07-03	1959-07-03 17:55	15 km	Fiji region
M6.5 1959-07-03	1959-07-03 17:55	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 1950-07-20	1950-07-20 09:30	35 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1928-06-29	1928-06-29 22:49	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 1920-09-09	1920-09-09 18:56	15 km	Fiji region
M6.1 1917-05-29	1917-05-29 06:03	15 km	277 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 1905-02-19	1905-02-19 04:34	15 km	207 km E of Sola, 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.