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M6.9 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2021-10-09

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth535 km

Time (UTC)2021-10-09 10:58

Rank in 202125 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19002026 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Vanuatu region · -21.19, 174.52

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1990 M7.6M7.6

2021 M7.3M7.3

2016 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.1M7.1

2017 M6.9M6.9

2021 M6.9M6.9

1988 M6.8M6.8

1993 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.6M6.6

1990 M6.6M6.6

1934 M6.6M6.6

1920 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 2021-10-02	2021-10-02 06:29	527 km	Vanuatu region
M6.0 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 22:40	10 km	195 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.9 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 21:52	12 km	225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M7.2 2016-08-12	2016-08-12 01:26	16 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 2013-05-07	2013-05-07 10:10	11 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2013-03-24	2013-03-24 08:13	10 km	Vanuatu region
M6.0 2007-11-19	2007-11-19 15:20	10 km	Vanuatu region
M6.1 2005-08-09	2005-08-09 14:12	35 km	Vanuatu region
M6.1 2005-08-09	2005-08-09 05:26	24 km	Vanuatu region
M6.4 2003-09-07	2003-09-07 13:19	33 km	southeast of the Loyalty 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.