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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2015-01-23

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth220 km

Time (UTC)2015-01-23 03:47

Rank in 201525 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19002473 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

81 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · -17.03, 168.52

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2015-02-19	2015-02-19 13:18	10 km	Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M7.9M7.9

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

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2014-07-08	2014-07-08 12:56	110 km	10 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.3 2014-03-05	2014-03-05 09:56	638 km	262 km ESE of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 2014-02-07	2014-02-07 08:40	122 km	32 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.1 2013-07-26	2013-07-26 07:07	124 km	58 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.0 2013-04-13	2013-04-13 22:49	280 km	51 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2012-12-02	2012-12-02 00:54	32 km	99 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.3 2012-07-06	2012-07-06 02:28	160 km	51 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.2 2012-04-14	2012-04-14 22:05	11 km	84 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.7 2012-03-09	2012-03-09 07:09	16 km	57 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2012-02-05	2012-02-05 16:40	8 km	117 km WSW 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.