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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2006-08-07

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth150 km

Time (UTC)2006-08-07 22:18

Rank in 200615 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19002433 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

51 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · -15.80, 167.79

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M7.9M7.9

1965 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2006-04-30	2006-04-30 08:17	128 km	Vanuatu
M6.2 2006-03-07	2006-03-07 06:28	136 km	41 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.4 2006-01-23	2006-01-23 06:02	23 km	74 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 2005-09-25	2005-09-25 12:55	30 km	59 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.7 2005-02-08	2005-02-08 14:48	206 km	52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 2004-10-20	2004-10-20 18:32	60 km	102 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2004-04-27	2004-04-27 23:28	10 km	59 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.0 2004-04-22	2004-04-22 10:11	10 km	48 km WNW of Port-Vila, 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

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.