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M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2002-06-17

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2002-06-17 21:26

Rank in 200218 / 139among M6+

Rank since 19002976 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · -12.59, 166.38

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2002-06-29	2002-06-29 02:39	33 km	197 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

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
M6.2 2002-04-11	2002-04-11 21:56	10 km	58 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 2001-12-27	2001-12-27 10:54	153 km	48 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.0 2001-12-22	2001-12-22 00:40	74 km	21 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2001-12-02	2001-12-02 02:47	100 km	158 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 2001-01-19	2001-01-19 08:10	50 km	121 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.1 2001-01-09	2001-01-09 16:49	103 km	16 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.6 2000-08-03	2000-08-03 01:09	33 km	161 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2000-07-16	2000-07-16 17:25	33 km	198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 2000-05-06	2000-05-06 13:44	12 km	74 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2000-01-05	2000-01-05 07:40	33 km	84 km SSW 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.