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M6.8 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 2015-05-20

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)2015-05-20 22:48

Rank in 201528 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19002476 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands · -10.88, 164.17

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 2015-05-22	2015-05-22 21:45	11 km	205 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

1980 M7.9M7.9

1966 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

2014 M7.6M7.6

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.5M7.5

2014 M7.4M7.4

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

1941 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2015-04-22	2015-04-22 22:57	72 km	161 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2015-02-18	2015-02-18 09:32	10 km	183 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2014-04-18	2014-04-18 04:13	10 km	116 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.6 2014-04-13	2014-04-13 13:24	10 km	75 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.4 2014-04-13	2014-04-13 12:36	39 km	112 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.6 2014-04-12	2014-04-12 20:14	23 km	93 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2014-04-04	2014-04-04 11:40	57 km	25 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2014-03-27	2014-03-27 03:49	98 km	174 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2013-06-05	2013-06-05 04:47	39 km	92 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2013-02-10	2013-02-10 18:39	11 km	43 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands

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.