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M6.8 earthquake, north of Macquarie Island, 1960-12-13

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1960-12-13 07:36

Rank in 196019 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002261 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

north of Macquarie Island · -51.96, 160.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M8.1M8.1

1989 M8.0M8.0

1943 M7.5M7.5

1926 M7.5M7.5

1969 M7.0M7.0

1966 M7.0M7.0

1955 M7.0M7.0

1982 M7.0M7.0

2022 M6.9M6.9

1960 M6.8M6.8

1961 M6.7M6.7

1977 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1955-01-05	1955-01-05 00:50	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.2 1949-07-02	1949-07-02 11:27	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.5 1943-09-06	1943-09-06 03:41	10 km	Macquarie Island region
M6.1 1939-09-17	1939-09-17 19:20	10 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.1 1933-12-02	1933-12-02 05:17	10 km	Macquarie Island region
M6.0 1928-07-23	1928-07-23 07:41	10 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.5 1926-10-03	1926-10-03 19:38	10 km	north of Macquarie Island

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.