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M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1928-11-06

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth55 km

Time (UTC)1928-11-06 04:05

Rank in 192828 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19002676 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

109 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · -20.53, 169.16

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1913 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2003 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1928-03-18	1928-03-18 03:02	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M7.6 1928-03-16	1928-03-16 05:01	10 km	274 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 1927-09-13	1927-09-13 10:15	35 km	79 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.4 1927-01-26	1927-01-26 15:36	35 km	44 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 1927-01-25	1927-01-25 07:52	35 km	47 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.5 1927-01-24	1927-01-24 06:42	35 km	40 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.1 1927-01-24	1927-01-24 01:05	30 km	84 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 1926-08-26	1926-08-26 06:41	15 km	134 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
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

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.