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M6.9 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1996-08-02

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1996-08-02 12:55

Rank in 199616 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19001922 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

62 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · -10.77, 161.44

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 M7.8M7.8

1939 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.6M7.6

1984 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.6M7.6

2014 M7.6M7.6

1977 M7.5M7.5

1926 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1995-05-29	1995-05-29 07:29	26 km	203 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1994-12-14	1994-12-14 07:28	16 km	38 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1994-02-01	1994-02-01 22:14	38 km	221 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1993-06-12	1993-06-12 05:45	15 km	134 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.7 1993-03-06	1993-03-06 16:26	25 km	173 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1993-03-06	1993-03-06 05:50	28 km	207 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.1 1993-03-06	1993-03-06 03:05	20 km	178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1991-02-09	1991-02-09 16:30	10 km	62 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.9 1991-02-09	1991-02-09 16:18	10 km	68 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.7 1990-08-17	1990-08-17 13:07	29 km	78 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

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.