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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1966-12-01

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth125 km

Time (UTC)1966-12-01 04:56

Rank in 196620 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19002624 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

55 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.95, 167.04

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1966-11-12	1966-11-12 18:45	35 km	21 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.7 1966-06-13	1966-06-13 18:08	242 km	191 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1966-03-08	1966-03-08 01:13	35 km	115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.4 1966-02-04	1966-02-04 10:39	180 km	57 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.2 1965-08-18	1965-08-18 14:51	25 km	41 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.0 1965-08-14	1965-08-14 11:07	17 km	43 km SW of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.4 1965-08-13	1965-08-13 12:40	30 km	43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.9 1965-08-12	1965-08-12 08:01	48 km	26 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu
M7.6 1965-08-11	1965-08-11 22:31	48 km	31 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.9 1965-08-11	1965-08-11 19:52	31 km	22 km S of Luganville, 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.