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M7.6 earthquake, Wallis and Futuna, 1956-05-23

MagnitudeM7.6mw

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Depth419 km

Time (UTC)1956-05-23 20:48

Rank in 19562 / 109among M6+

Rank since 1900338 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna · -15.43, -178.80

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1994 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1910 M7.4M7.4

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

1949 M6.9M6.9

1979 M6.9M6.9

1993 M6.9M6.9

1950 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1954-03-14	1954-03-14 08:52	15 km	161 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.5 1952-06-10	1952-06-10 09:58	25 km	Fiji region
M6.8 1950-09-22	1950-09-22 23:53	400 km	Fiji region
M6.9 1949-12-26	1949-12-26 06:23	15 km	130 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.5 1949-03-30	1949-03-30 14:47	15 km	Fiji region
M6.5 1943-10-21	1943-10-21 23:08	15 km	106 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 1940-12-22	1940-12-22 12:31	15 km	148 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
M6.3 1938-03-25	1938-03-25 15:49	15 km	60 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 1932-02-16	1932-02-16 13:48	15 km	173 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.4 1930-10-23	1930-10-23 08:55	15 km	166 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

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.