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M6.8 earthquake, Balleny Islands, 1945-03-23

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1945-03-23 23:14

Rank in 194513 / 88among M6+

Rank since 19002211 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Balleny Islands region · -61.47, 155.45

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1945 M6.8M6.8

1987 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.7M6.7

2012 M6.6M6.6

2021 M6.6M6.6

2008 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1939-04-15	1939-04-15 20:03	15 km	Balleny Islands region
M6.3 1931-12-01	1931-12-01 03:20	10 km	Balleny Islands region
M6.3 1929-05-22	1929-05-22 20:06	10 km	Balleny Islands region
M6.0 1926-08-15	1926-08-15 02:27	10 km	Macquarie Island region
M6.5 1925-08-14	1925-08-14 04:08	10 km	west 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.