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M6.9 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1945-08-29

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1945-08-29 10:22

Rank in 194510 / 88among M6+

Rank since 19001755 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×24approx.

58 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · -14.29, 167.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1944-08-30	1944-08-30 01:14	25 km	39 km W of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.1 1941-08-19	1941-08-19 17:40	15 km	143 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1939-09-02	1939-09-02 08:58	35 km	182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1937-08-31	1937-08-31 02:29	35 km	191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1937-07-02	1937-07-02 02:37	35 km	58 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1935-01-31	1935-01-31 17:45	15 km	142 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1934-08-23	1934-08-23 23:48	35 km	83 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.8 1934-08-07	1934-08-07 03:40	15 km	173 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1934-07-19	1934-07-19 07:36	15 km	165 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1934-07-19	1934-07-19 05:45	15 km	109 km N 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.