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M6.8 earthquake, Kermadec Islands, 1996-11-05

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth369 km

Time (UTC)1996-11-05 09:41

Rank in 199625 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19002393 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Kermadec Islands region · -31.16, 180.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1997 M7.1M7.1

1996 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1994-12-27	1994-12-27 17:32	212 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1990-05-20	1990-05-20 09:53	346 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 1928-03-23	1928-03-23 20:02	15 km	south of the Kermadec 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.