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M7.3 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2008-04-09

MagnitudeM7.3mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2008-04-09 12:46

Rank in 20085 / 179among M6+

Rank since 1900754 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

71 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · -20.07, 168.89

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2008-04-09	2008-04-09 14:47	35 km	66 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.8 2008-04-10	2008-04-10 01:10	35 km	94 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.5 2008-04-10	2008-04-10 01:17	35 km	93 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.5 2008-04-10	2008-04-10 04:29	35 km	96 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.9 2008-04-11	2008-04-11 16:35	35 km	108 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2008-04-11	2008-04-11 17:45	11 km	104 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.3 2008-04-19	2008-04-19 05:58	14 km	95 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.7 2008-04-24	2008-04-24 01:19	35 km	82 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 2008-04-28	2008-04-28 18:33	32 km	56 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2008-04-28	2008-04-28 20:26	35 km	90 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.7 2008-05-01	2008-05-01 04:57	35 km	43 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.5 2008-05-06	2008-05-06 12:42	35 km	111 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1950 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2003 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2008-04-09	2008-04-09 11:23	35 km	81 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 2008-04-09	2008-04-09 11:13	16 km	82 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2007-10-13	2007-10-13 17:45	37 km	140 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.5 2007-09-28	2007-09-28 01:35	10 km	161 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 2007-09-28	2007-09-28 01:01	12 km	158 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2007-09-27	2007-09-27 19:57	9 km	153 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.0 2007-08-05	2007-08-05 09:28	40 km	73 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 2007-07-27	2007-07-27 14:46	10 km	273 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.5 2007-04-04	2007-04-04 11:02	10 km	129 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.2 2007-04-04	2007-04-04 11:00	13 km	134 km NE 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.