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M7.2 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2007-08-01

MagnitudeM7.2mwb

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Depth120 km

Time (UTC)2007-08-01 17:08

Rank in 200713 / 196among M6+

Rank since 1900974 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · -15.60, 167.68

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

1965 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

2024 M7.3M7.3

2026 M7.3M7.3

1912 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2007-07-15	2007-07-15 09:27	8 km	149 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu
M6.4 2007-04-25	2007-04-25 13:34	55 km	86 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.1 2007-04-21	2007-04-21 17:20	41 km	76 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.4 2006-10-18	2006-10-18 10:45	115 km	20 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.8 2006-08-07	2006-08-07 22:18	150 km	51 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
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

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.