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M6.6 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1953-04-30

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1953-04-30 06:26

Rank in 195330 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19003873 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · -20.80, 169.69

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
M6.6 1953-03-03	1953-03-03 11:27	35 km	140 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1950-10-05	1950-10-05 00:41	15 km	97 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.9 1950-06-24	1950-06-24 22:25	35 km	127 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.7 1950-06-21	1950-06-21 06:55	35 km	106 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1950-05-28	1950-05-28 01:36	15 km	85 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.9 1950-05-26	1950-05-26 01:17	35 km	107 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1950-05-26	1950-05-26 01:17	50 km	91 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1950-05-19	1950-05-19 07:05	15 km	124 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 1950-05-19	1950-05-19 02:38	20 km	128 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.7 1950-05-17	1950-05-17 18:13	35 km	110 km SSE of Isangel, 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.