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M6.7 earthquake, Bouvet Island, 2017-10-10

MagnitudeM6.7mww

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Depth9 km

Time (UTC)2017-10-10 18:53

Rank in 201717 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19003072 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

Bouvet Island region · -54.26, 8.61

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2017-10-11	2017-10-11 00:08	10 km	Bouvet Island region

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M6.8M6.8

2017 M6.7M6.7

2018 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2015-10-23	2015-10-23 01:40	11 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.8 2014-04-15	2014-04-15 03:57	11 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.1 2009-06-16	2009-06-16 20:05	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.4 1996-06-22	1996-06-22 00:32	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.4 1975-03-30	1975-03-30 22:32	19 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.2 1971-12-07	1971-12-07 03:26	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.0 1953-12-16	1953-12-16 02:39	20 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.2 1938-03-01	1938-03-01 23:27	15 km	southwest of Africa
M6.1 1928-07-19	1928-07-19 23:38	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.2 1927-11-14	1927-11-14 15:04	10 km	Bouvet Island region

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.