Home › 1991 › Wallis and Futuna

M6.7 earthquake, Wallis and Futuna, 1991-04-06

MagnitudeM6.7mw

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth16 km

Time (UTC)1991-04-06 14:34

Rank in 199128 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002909 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

203 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · -15.01, -175.52

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1917 M8.0M8.0

1981 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.6M7.6

1995 M7.4M7.4

1984 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1913 M6.9M6.9

2017 M6.8M6.8

2022 M6.8M6.8

1983 M6.7M6.7

1985 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1991-02-09	1991-02-09 02:08	28 km	173 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 1990-12-11	1990-12-11 14:41	13 km	90 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 1990-09-23	1990-09-23 06:50	33 km	108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.2 1990-02-24	1990-02-24 19:13	33 km	161 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.5 1990-01-04	1990-01-04 05:32	54 km	118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 1989-04-08	1989-04-08 03:06	33 km	88 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.4 1988-12-05	1988-12-05 16:05	40 km	82 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.3 1988-06-11	1988-06-11 12:17	36 km	111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.3 1988-04-02	1988-04-02 14:26	33 km	95 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.2 1988-02-06	1988-02-06 21:30	126 km	26 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

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.