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M6.6 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1986-07-16

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth111 km

Time (UTC)1986-07-16 12:41

Rank in 198625 / 138among M6+

Rank since 19003502 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

12 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · -19.51, 169.16

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1986-05-01	1986-05-01 19:31	52 km	245 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 1986-03-05	1986-03-05 15:47	287 km	87 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1986-01-15	1986-01-15 20:17	150 km	210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
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
M6.5 1985-07-03	1985-07-03 15:55	29 km	74 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.8 1984-04-06	1984-04-06 23:08	182 km	84 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1983-04-17	1983-04-17 14:06	26 km	131 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1981-11-16	1981-11-16 13:53	33 km	180 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.2 1981-09-06	1981-09-06 11:02	31 km	178 km E 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.