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M6.9 earthquake, Solomon Islands, 1999-12-29

MagnitudeM6.9mwb

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1999-12-29 13:29

Rank in 199923 / 135among M6+

Rank since 19001936 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

50 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · -10.86, 165.35

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

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1900 M7.6M7.6

1980 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1999-12-22	1999-12-22 13:32	33 km	41 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.3 1999-02-06	1999-02-06 21:47	90 km	146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1998-07-16	1998-07-16 11:56	110 km	52 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
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
M6.0 1996-11-14	1996-11-14 07:58	109 km	102 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1996-09-14	1996-09-14 13:10	73 km	27 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 1996-03-31	1996-03-31 23:41	33 km	52 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1995-05-29	1995-05-29 07:29	26 km	203 km WNW of Lata, 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.