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M6.6 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 2020-05-12

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth107 km

Time (UTC)2020-05-12 22:41

Rank in 202021 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19003773 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · -12.07, 166.65

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

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

1900 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2020-03-18	2020-03-18 03:13	176 km	99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2019-12-14	2019-12-14 04:57	8 km	56 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2019-11-06	2019-11-06 00:39	10 km	Vanuatu
M6.0 2019-11-05	2019-11-05 23:17	19 km	23 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2019-08-24	2019-08-24 15:51	115 km	61 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2019-08-20	2019-08-20 13:03	37 km	Santa Cruz Islands
M6.6 2019-01-15	2019-01-15 18:06	35 km	94 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2018-12-22	2018-12-22 14:25	42 km	95 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2018-07-17	2018-07-17 07:02	38 km	118 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 2017-05-09	2017-05-09 13:52	169 km	59 km NNE of Port-Olry, 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.