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M7.6 earthquake, New Caledonia, 1928-03-16

MagnitudeM7.6mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1928-03-16 05:01

Rank in 19284 / 119among M6+

Rank since 1900412 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×219approx.

274 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · -22.36, 170.40

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1901 M7.9M7.9

1995 M7.7M7.7

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

1980 M7.2M7.2

2016 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1927-01-12	1927-01-12 21:35	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.2 1926-08-26	1926-08-26 06:41	15 km	134 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.5 1926-08-25	1926-08-25 07:42	20 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M7.0 1926-08-25	1926-08-25 05:44	20 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.1 1926-02-03	1926-02-03 11:52	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.5 1926-01-26	1926-01-26 07:04	20 km	151 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 1925-04-01	1925-04-01 17:20	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.8 1925-02-09	1925-02-09 14:09	15 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M7.0 1923-02-01	1923-02-01 19:24	30 km	204 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.7 1922-05-12	1922-05-12 18:39	25 km	244 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

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.