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M7.2 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1994-07-13

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1994-07-13 02:35

Rank in 19948 / 158among M6+

Rank since 1900947 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

58 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · -16.62, 167.52

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M7.9M7.9

1965 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1994-05-04	1994-05-04 06:37	206 km	76 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.2 1994-04-23	1994-04-23 15:00	11 km	33 km S of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1994-04-06	1994-04-06 12:13	17 km	66 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.4 1994-02-16	1994-02-16 06:48	13 km	135 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.9 1994-02-11	1994-02-11 21:17	206 km	85 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 1993-06-03	1993-06-03 09:38	152 km	32 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.4 1992-11-04	1992-11-04 18:13	14 km	41 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.8 1992-10-15	1992-10-15 22:37	25 km	68 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.3 1992-09-15	1992-09-15 21:03	184 km	36 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1992-04-08	1992-04-08 13:36	14 km	105 km N of Port-Vila, 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.