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M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2005-02-08

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth206 km

Time (UTC)2005-02-08 14:48

Rank in 200520 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19002994 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu · -14.25, 167.26

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

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2004-10-20	2004-10-20 18:32	60 km	102 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 2004-04-09	2004-04-09 15:23	228 km	86 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
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
M6.2 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 2001-12-02	2001-12-02 02:47	100 km	158 km NW 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.