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M6.5 earthquake, Wallis and Futuna, 2015-04-17

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2015-04-17 15:52

Rank in 201551 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19004641 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

181 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · -15.88, -178.60

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

1910 M7.4M7.4

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

1949 M6.9M6.9

1979 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2013-11-23	2013-11-23 07:48	371 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2011-10-27	2011-10-27 00:15	603 km	122 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 2011-08-19	2011-08-19 03:54	408 km	271 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 2011-04-03	2011-04-03 14:07	552 km	227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.3 2011-03-31	2011-03-31 00:11	16 km	254 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.0 2011-03-26	2011-03-26 22:49	6 km	146 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.1 2010-12-01	2010-12-01 16:01	15 km	189 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.3 2010-09-07	2010-09-07 16:13	9 km	154 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.4 2009-11-22	2009-11-22 07:48	523 km	241 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.4 2008-07-19	2008-07-19 22:39	391 km	Fiji 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.