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M7.0 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2000-10-04

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)2000-10-04 16:58

Rank in 200013 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19001546 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

29 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu · -15.42, 166.91

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2000-10-04	2000-10-04 20:48	33 km	22 km SW of Luganville, Vanuatu
M5.7 2000-10-22	2000-10-22 20:26	143 km	66 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 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

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2000-08-09	2000-08-09 00:08	33 km	75 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu
M7.5 1999-11-26	1999-11-26 13:21	33 km	92 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.3 1999-09-17	1999-09-17 14:54	197 km	35 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1999-08-22	1999-08-22 12:40	33 km	66 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.0 1999-02-14	1999-02-14 21:12	10 km	89 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
M7.3 1999-02-06	1999-02-06 21:47	90 km	146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
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

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.