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M6.6 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2014-05-01

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth106 km

Time (UTC)2014-05-01 06:36

Rank in 201433 / 155among M6+

Rank since 19003732 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

239 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · -21.45, 170.35

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2014-05-18	2014-05-18 04:19	62 km	203 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2013-04-13	2013-04-13 22:49	280 km	51 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.7 2012-03-09	2012-03-09 07:09	16 km	57 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 2012-03-03	2012-03-03 12:19	14 km	262 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M7.0 2011-09-03	2011-09-03 22:55	185 km	133 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.8 2011-05-10	2011-05-10 08:55	11 km	124 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia
M7.0 2011-01-13	2011-01-13 16:16	9 km	118 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2011-01-05	2011-01-05 06:46	112 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 2010-12-26	2010-12-26 02:13	13 km	105 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.3 2010-09-08	2010-09-08 11:37	10 km	137 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 2009-12-09	2009-12-09 09:46	45 km	southeast of the Loyalty 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.