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M6.5 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1987-06-24

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1987-06-24 03:30

Rank in 198755 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19004379 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Vanuatu region · -21.18, 173.58

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2021 M7.7M7.7

1990 M7.6M7.6

2021 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

2016 M7.2M7.2

1935 M7.1M7.1

1906 M7.1M7.1

1984 M7.1M7.1

2000 M7.1M7.1

1926 M7.0M7.0

1944 M7.0M7.0

1981 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1984-11-15	1984-11-15 02:46	105 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.2 1982-07-17	1982-07-17 22:02	37 km	Vanuatu region
M6.0 1982-03-04	1982-03-04 09:11	45 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M7.0 1981-07-06	1981-07-06 03:08	33 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.2 1981-02-22	1981-02-22 21:45	33 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.7 1980-03-08	1980-03-08 22:12	38 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 1980-03-08	1980-03-08 14:29	43 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.1 1978-07-24	1978-07-24 19:45	37 km	Vanuatu region
M6.1 1974-03-23	1974-03-23 20:25	33 km	Vanuatu region
M6.1 1972-05-24	1972-05-24 11:25	11 km	southeast of the Loyalty 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.