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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2017-05-09

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth169 km

Time (UTC)2017-05-09 13:52

Rank in 201713 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19002484 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

59 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -14.59, 167.38

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

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

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2016-06-30	2016-06-30 11:30	27 km	7 km NE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M7.0 2016-04-28	2016-04-28 19:33	24 km	3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.4 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 21:50	16 km	89 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.7 2016-04-07	2016-04-07 03:32	28 km	104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 2016-04-06	2016-04-06 06:58	24 km	102 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.9 2016-04-03	2016-04-03 08:23	26 km	82 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.1 2015-10-20	2015-10-20 21:52	135 km	31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.4 2015-02-19	2015-02-19 13:18	10 km	Vanuatu
M6.8 2015-01-23	2015-01-23 03:47	220 km	81 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 2014-06-19	2014-06-19 10:17	36 km	85 km WNW 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.