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M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1996-03-17

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth164 km

Time (UTC)1996-03-17 14:48

Rank in 199629 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19002946 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -14.71, 167.30

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1995-08-31	1995-08-31 17:10	17 km	86 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.4 1994-07-24	1994-07-24 17:55	20 km	97 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.7 1994-07-13	1994-07-13 03:13	33 km	80 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M7.2 1994-07-13	1994-07-13 02:35	33 km	58 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
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
M6.0 1993-07-24	1993-07-24 20:24	194 km	105 km NNW of Sola, 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

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.