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M6.5 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2023-08-16

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth188 km

Time (UTC)2023-08-16 12:47

Rank in 202350 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19004702 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

35 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.89, 167.22

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

None

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

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2023-07-26	2023-07-26 12:44	13 km	96 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.5 2023-03-02	2023-03-02 18:04	17 km	83 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.0 2023-01-08	2023-01-08 12:32	29 km	23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.1 2022-04-17	2022-04-17 07:46	196 km	Vanuatu
M6.3 2022-04-09	2022-04-09 20:52	17 km	63 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.0 2022-03-23	2022-03-23 21:57	115 km	Vanuatu
M6.0 2022-01-03	2022-01-03 02:09	104 km	110 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 2021-10-18	2021-10-18 07:26	93 km	59 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.9 2021-08-18	2021-08-18 10:10	93 km	17 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.1 2021-03-04	2021-03-04 16:53	173 km	66 km SSW 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.