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M6.5 earthquake, Wallis and Futuna, 2021-05-21

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2021-05-21 22:13

Rank in 202143 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19004688 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

265 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · -16.60, -177.37

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2021-06-06	2021-06-06 18:24	432 km	188 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

2026 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1972 M7.0M7.0

1963 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2021-05-07	2021-05-07 23:35	384 km	Fiji region
M6.5 2021-04-24	2021-04-24 00:23	301 km	225 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.1 2021-02-18	2021-02-18 15:30	4 km	157 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.0 2019-12-06	2019-12-06 13:04	10 km	159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.2 2019-03-10	2019-03-10 08:12	578 km	221 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.8 2018-11-18	2018-11-18 20:25	540 km	187 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 2018-09-30	2018-09-30 10:52	550 km	279 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.4 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 04:28	416 km	284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.3 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 00:23	576 km	Fiji region
M8.2 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 00:19	600 km	2018 Fiji Earthquake

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.