Home › 2016 › Vanuatu

M6.9 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2016-04-03

MagnitudeM6.9mww

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth26 km

Time (UTC)2016-04-03 08:23

Rank in 201617 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19001998 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

82 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -14.32, 166.86

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2016-04-06	2016-04-06 06:54	35 km	96 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 2016-04-06	2016-04-06 06:58	24 km	102 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.9 2016-04-06	2016-04-06 07:57	35 km	103 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.7 2016-04-07	2016-04-07 03:32	28 km	104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.9 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 12:17	7 km	86 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.4 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 21:50	16 km	89 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 2015-10-20	2015-10-20 21:52	135 km	31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.2 2015-04-22	2015-04-22 22:57	72 km	161 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 2015-02-19	2015-02-19 13:18	10 km	Vanuatu
M6.2 2014-06-19	2014-06-19 10:17	36 km	85 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2014-03-27	2014-03-27 03:49	98 km	174 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.5 2014-02-07	2014-02-07 08:40	122 km	32 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.5 2014-01-01	2014-01-01 16:03	187 km	32 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 2013-07-26	2013-07-26 07:07	124 km	58 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.7 2012-12-21	2012-12-21 22:28	201 km	59 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 2012-10-20	2012-10-20 23:00	36 km	112 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.