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M6.5 earthquake, New Caledonia, 1995-05-17

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1995-05-17 11:23

Rank in 199559 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19004459 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

271 km E of Vao, New Caledonia · -23.03, 170.11

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1901 M7.9M7.9

1995 M7.7M7.7

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

1980 M7.2M7.2

1935 M7.1M7.1

1906 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1995-05-16	1995-05-16 20:12	20 km	249 km E of Vao, New Caledonia
M6.1 1995-04-13	1995-04-13 05:27	16 km	285 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.0 1994-02-15	1994-02-15 15:08	30 km	113 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.0 1994-02-12	1994-02-12 17:58	28 km	112 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.0 1993-11-25	1993-11-25 08:31	32 km	235 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.0 1992-12-01	1992-12-01 00:23	32 km	146 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 1992-02-17	1992-02-17 04:42	137 km	261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.5 1991-12-11	1991-12-11 20:39	37 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 1991-02-17	1991-02-17 06:59	58 km	191 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.0 1991-01-20	1991-01-20 11:32	78 km	203 km SSE of Isangel, 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.