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M7.1 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1986-01-15

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth150 km

Time (UTC)1986-01-15 20:17

Rank in 19868 / 138among M6+

Rank since 19001165 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · -21.28, 170.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1913 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

2003 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1986-01-15	1986-01-15 20:17	146 km	229 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1985-10-06	1985-10-06 12:00	272 km	66 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1984-11-15	1984-11-15 02:46	105 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.8 1984-04-06	1984-04-06 23:08	182 km	84 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1983-07-07	1983-07-07 16:05	34 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.4 1983-07-05	1983-07-05 11:11	33 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.2 1983-04-17	1983-04-17 14:06	26 km	131 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1981-11-24	1981-11-24 23:49	33 km	291 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.7 1981-11-24	1981-11-24 23:30	30 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.2 1981-11-16	1981-11-16 13:53	33 km	180 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

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.