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M6.9 earthquake, south of the Kermadec Islands, 1985-09-26

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth52 km

Time (UTC)1985-09-26 07:27

Rank in 198517 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001878 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

south of the Kermadec Islands · -34.69, -178.66

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2020 M7.4M7.4

2001 M7.1M7.1

1985 M6.9M6.9

1943 M6.9M6.9

1987 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.7M6.7

2005 M6.6M6.6

2022 M6.6M6.6

2023 M6.6M6.6

1937 M6.6M6.6

1942 M6.5M6.5

1947 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1984-09-22	1984-09-22 21:44	44 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.3 1984-09-17	1984-09-17 09:08	10 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 1984-08-30	1984-08-30 16:06	33 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.0 1977-07-22	1977-07-22 17:16	31 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 1976-06-29	1976-06-29 18:30	48 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.0 1975-01-12	1975-01-12 17:47	23 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.0 1973-08-22	1973-08-22 06:39	33 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.2 1970-10-11	1970-10-11 05:38	25 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 1969-05-30	1969-05-30 16:22	10 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.0 1969-05-30	1969-05-30 15:55	29 km	south of the Kermadec 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.