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M7.1 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1928-06-29

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1928-06-29 22:49

Rank in 192815 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19001290 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×40approx.

Vanuatu region · -15.83, 170.90

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1999 M7.5M7.5

1905 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.1M7.1

1928 M7.1M7.1

1958 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.8M6.8

1984 M6.8M6.8

1971 M6.7M6.7

1959 M6.6M6.6

1970 M6.6M6.6

1905 M6.6M6.6

2018 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1927-02-04	1927-02-04 02:49	15 km	124 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.3 1923-07-16	1923-07-16 13:38	15 km	142 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.5 1920-09-09	1920-09-09 18:56	15 km	Fiji region
M6.1 1917-05-29	1917-05-29 06:03	15 km	277 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 1907-11-03	1907-11-03 19:50	15 km	286 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.1 1907-10-11	1907-10-11 14:27	15 km	157 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.6 1905-04-25	1905-04-25 09:23	15 km	139 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M7.3 1905-02-19	1905-02-19 04:34	15 km	207 km E 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.