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M7.2 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1990-07-27

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth126 km

Time (UTC)1990-07-27 12:37

Rank in 199010 / 153among M6+

Rank since 1900938 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

37 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · -15.36, 167.46

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
M6.5 1990-03-15	1990-03-15 04:56	132 km	20 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.9 1990-02-19	1990-02-19 06:48	12 km	83 km W of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.0 1989-02-19	1989-02-19 12:49	101 km	19 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.8 1988-08-10	1988-08-10 13:11	125 km	29 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.0 1988-07-27	1988-07-27 22:44	177 km	102 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 1988-07-27	1988-07-27 21:55	172 km	100 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1988-07-02	1988-07-02 10:01	143 km	59 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 1988-06-05	1988-06-05 18:22	110 km	46 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.1 1988-05-16	1988-05-16 23:07	16 km	131 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1987-12-07	1987-12-07 13:14	33 km	36 km NNW of Sola, 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.