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M6.6 earthquake, south of the Kermadec Islands, 2023-09-08

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth79 km

Time (UTC)2023-09-08 09:09

Rank in 202341 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19003796 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

south of the Kermadec Islands · -32.80, -179.37

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M7.4M7.4

2020 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

1919 M7.2M7.2

1968 M7.1M7.1

1968 M7.0M7.0

1983 M7.0M7.0

1989 M7.0M7.0

1968 M6.9M6.9

1985 M6.9M6.9

1997 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2023-01-26	2023-01-26 10:45	131 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.6 2022-08-14	2022-08-14 13:44	30 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M7.4 2020-06-18	2020-06-18 12:49	10 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.3 2019-06-27	2019-06-27 11:04	10 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.2 2019-06-21	2019-06-21 08:37	14 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.4 2019-06-19	2019-06-19 07:01	30 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.1 2019-06-17	2019-06-17 06:02	12 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.3 2019-06-16	2019-06-16 05:17	21 km	Kermadec Islands region
M7.3 2019-06-15	2019-06-15 22:55	46 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.4 2019-03-06	2019-03-06 15:46	29 km	south of the Kermadec 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.