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M7.0 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1981-07-15

MagnitudeM7.0ms

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1981-07-15 07:59

Rank in 198110 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19001481 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

92 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · -17.26, 167.60

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M7.9M7.9

1965 M7.7M7.7

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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1979-08-26	1979-08-26 11:47	10 km	67 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 1979-08-17	1979-08-17 12:59	17 km	49 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.3 1979-01-27	1979-01-27 18:15	25 km	90 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
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 1975-10-10	1975-10-10 19:47	123 km	42 km ENE of Luganville, 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 1974-05-26	1974-05-26 15:24	7 km	88 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.0 1974-05-26	1974-05-26 01:32	13 km	59 km W 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.