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M7.3 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1999-02-06

MagnitudeM7.3mwc

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Depth90 km

Time (UTC)1999-02-06 21:47

Rank in 19996 / 135among M6+

Rank since 1900745 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · -12.85, 166.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1998-12-14	1998-12-14 19:35	140 km	25 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.0 1998-11-14	1998-11-14 15:03	115 km	33 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.4 1998-09-21	1998-09-21 12:09	33 km	88 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1998-07-25	1998-07-25 02:39	44 km	79 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1998-07-16	1998-07-16 11:56	110 km	52 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.0 1997-11-15	1997-11-15 18:59	123 km	34 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
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

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.