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M6.6 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1930-10-08

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1930-10-08 10:19

Rank in 193017 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19003369 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

129 km E of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.80, 168.75

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

2009 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1930-05-02	1930-05-02 06:01	35 km	128 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.4 1926-06-03	1926-06-03 04:46	25 km	88 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.2 1926-01-05	1926-01-05 07:28	35 km	69 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1923-07-16	1923-07-16 13:38	15 km	142 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.4 1922-04-11	1922-04-11 00:18	35 km	142 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1921-10-15	1921-10-15 04:58	35 km	143 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1920-07-06	1920-07-06 03:00	15 km	53 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.8 1920-05-20	1920-05-20 07:26	80 km	195 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 1919-11-20	1919-11-20 14:11	60 km	Santa Cruz Islands
M6.8 1919-08-31	1919-08-31 17:20	35 km	11 km NNE of Luganville, 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.