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M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1987-01-03

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1987-01-03 22:04

Rank in 198730 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19002882 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

92 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -15.00, 167.93

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2009 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1986-10-25	1986-10-25 20:47	31 km	20 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 1986-10-23	1986-10-23 02:18	160 km	43 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.5 1986-04-14	1986-04-14 00:25	29 km	78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1985-12-28	1985-12-28 15:41	36 km	136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1985-12-21	1985-12-21 10:01	33 km	115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.5 1985-12-21	1985-12-21 02:46	33 km	99 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.1 1985-12-21	1985-12-21 01:13	43 km	112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1985-12-16	1985-12-16 08:04	37 km	139 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.0 1985-11-28	1985-11-28 03:49	33 km	148 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1985-11-28	1985-11-28 02:25	33 km	142 km NW of Port-Olry, 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.