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M7.0 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1997-11-15

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth123 km

Time (UTC)1997-11-15 18:59

Rank in 199715 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19001534 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

34 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -15.14, 167.38

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

2009 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1997-08-17	1997-08-17 20:11	26 km	35 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1997-04-23	1997-04-23 03:47	33 km	129 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:15	33 km	140 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:11	33 km	116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:06	33 km	161 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.7 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:02	33 km	171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1997-01-29	1997-01-29 23:19	33 km	166 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1996-08-15	1996-08-15 07:33	33 km	99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1996-08-11	1996-08-11 01:31	100 km	107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 1996-06-10	1996-06-10 01:04	200 km	63 km NW of Sola, 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.