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M7.3 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2024-12-17

MagnitudeM7.3mww

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Depth54 km

Time (UTC)2024-12-17 01:47

Rank in 20244 / 99among M6+

Rank since 1900785 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

24 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · -17.69, 168.08

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2024-12-17	2024-12-17 18:17	46 km	18 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 2024-12-21	2024-12-21 15:30	47 km	33 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.6M7.6

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2024-07-22	2024-07-22 05:04	4 km	99 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.3 2024-05-25	2024-05-25 22:23	22 km	83 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 2024-05-08	2024-05-08 08:17	19 km	101 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.3 2024-01-23	2024-01-23 14:33	31 km	39 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.0 2023-10-29	2023-10-29 04:32	68 km	53 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2023-09-28	2023-09-28 14:40	125 km	62 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.0 2022-07-11	2022-07-11 21:10	10 km	82 km ESE of Port-Vila, 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 2022-04-04	2022-04-04 16:06	31 km	56 km WNW of Port-Vila, 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.