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M6.6 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1966-02-16

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth41 km

Time (UTC)1966-02-16 03:18

Rank in 196627 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19003433 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

22 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · -17.67, 168.11

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.6M7.6

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1966-02-04	1966-02-04 10:39	180 km	57 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.0 1966-01-28	1966-01-28 05:42	10 km	79 km NNE of Port-Vila, 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
M6.2 1965-08-13	1965-08-13 17:56	46 km	63 km SSE of Lakatoro, 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
M7.2 1965-08-11	1965-08-11 03:40	18 km	21 km WNW 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.