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M6.5 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2004-04-09

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth228 km

Time (UTC)2004-04-09 15:23

Rank in 200440 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19004538 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

86 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.17, 167.20

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

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1934 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2004-02-20	2004-02-20 05:58	84 km	120 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2003-08-30	2003-08-30 00:05	137 km	32 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.0 2003-07-22	2003-07-22 04:21	33 km	108 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.0 2003-05-04	2003-05-04 14:54	33 km	83 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 2002-06-29	2002-06-29 02:39	33 km	197 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2002-06-27	2002-06-27 07:16	187 km	85 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 2002-06-17	2002-06-17 21:26	33 km	190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
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

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.