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M6.9 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1964-01-20

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth138 km

Time (UTC)1964-01-20 17:08

Rank in 196414 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19001830 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

150 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · -20.74, 169.96

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1913 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1963-05-01	1963-05-01 10:03	143 km	65 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 1962-12-22	1962-12-22 00:52	30 km	246 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.0 1961-11-20	1961-11-20 11:44	25 km	218 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.0 1961-08-14	1961-08-14 23:28	50 km	94 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1961-07-08	1961-07-08 15:34	35 km	79 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 1961-07-08	1961-07-08 02:35	35 km	90 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 1961-07-06	1961-07-06 22:09	35 km	119 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 1961-01-28	1961-01-28 19:43	15 km	144 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.4 1961-01-26	1961-01-26 16:13	35 km	210 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.6 1961-01-05	1961-01-05 18:14	35 km	179 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia

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.