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M6.5 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1977-09-04

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1977-09-04 08:48

Rank in 197725 / 85among M6+

Rank since 19004300 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

93 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.68, 166.71

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 1976-03-04	1976-03-04 02:50	90 km	33 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.1 1976-01-09	1976-01-09 23:54	168 km	60 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.0 1975-12-19	1975-12-19 02:14	33 km	157 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1975-10-10	1975-10-10 19:47	123 km	42 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.0 1975-10-06	1975-10-06 22:24	54 km	188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.9 1974-11-20	1974-11-20 04:14	33 km	7 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.3 1974-10-27	1974-10-27 10:30	36 km	8 km N of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.2 1974-01-11	1974-01-11 05:36	15 km	108 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.2 1974-01-10	1974-01-10 08:51	34 km	70 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.6 1973-12-30	1973-12-30 16:39	10 km	56 km W of Luganville, 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.