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M6.7 earthquake, New Caledonia, 2005-04-11

MagnitudeM6.7mwb

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Depth68 km

Time (UTC)2005-04-11 17:08

Rank in 200522 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19002996 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia · -21.98, 170.61

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2005-04-14	2005-04-14 22:09	124 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1901 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

1980 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2005-04-08	2005-04-08 11:38	10 km	189 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
M6.3 2005-02-10	2005-02-10 16:53	9 km	183 km ESE of Vao, New Caledonia
M6.3 2004-05-07	2004-05-07 01:26	14 km	252 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2004-01-03	2004-01-03 16:34	10 km	232 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M7.1 2004-01-03	2004-01-03 16:23	22 km	202 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.4 2004-01-03	2004-01-03 08:21	10 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.1 2004-01-03	2004-01-03 08:09	10 km	185 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.0 2004-01-03	2004-01-03 08:07	10 km	211 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 2003-12-27	2003-12-27 22:55	10 km	195 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.7 2003-12-27	2003-12-27 22:38	10 km	202 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

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.