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M7.1 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2001-01-09

MagnitudeM7.1mwb

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Depth103 km

Time (UTC)2001-01-09 16:49

Rank in 200110 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19001205 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

16 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -14.93, 167.17

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 2000-10-04	2000-10-04 16:58	23 km	29 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.3 2000-08-09	2000-08-09 00:08	33 km	75 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.1 2000-07-16	2000-07-16 17:25	33 km	198 km NW of Sola, 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

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.