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M6.8 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1961-01-22

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1961-01-22 03:24

Rank in 196117 / 104among M6+

Rank since 19002623 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

180 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · -12.33, 166.11

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

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

1900 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1960-11-02	1960-11-02 17:14	15 km	99 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1960-04-15	1960-04-15 22:05	35 km	162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1960-03-27	1960-03-27 08:58	25 km	178 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1960-03-27	1960-03-27 03:48	50 km	169 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1958-08-20	1958-08-20 03:40	25 km	113 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.2 1958-05-18	1958-05-18 12:21	45 km	105 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1958-05-18	1958-05-18 02:33	45 km	115 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1958-01-15	1958-01-15 22:15	35 km	106 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.8 1957-12-17	1957-12-17 13:50	124 km	186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1957-11-02	1957-11-02 18:30	85 km	72 km WNW 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.