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M6.7 earthquake, Wallis and Futuna, 1983-09-17

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1983-09-17 12:11

Rank in 198334 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002866 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

266 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · -16.64, -177.48

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M8.2M8.2

1909 M7.6M7.6

1956 M7.6M7.6

1994 M7.6M7.6

2026 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1972 M7.0M7.0

1963 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1982-03-29	1982-03-29 12:20	33 km	152 km NE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.0 1980-10-04	1980-10-04 04:37	33 km	157 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.0 1980-07-20	1980-07-20 21:20	591 km	219 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.2 1979-11-24	1979-11-24 19:19	33 km	254 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.9 1979-11-16	1979-11-16 15:21	33 km	78 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.0 1978-07-17	1978-07-17 13:26	292 km	182 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 1978-07-02	1978-07-02 04:01	25 km	194 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 1977-03-23	1977-03-23 17:10	2 km	20 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.3 1977-03-23	1977-03-23 07:19	33 km	24 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 1975-10-20	1975-10-20 22:25	33 km	227 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

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.