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M6.9 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2008-09-08

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth110 km

Time (UTC)2008-09-08 18:52

Rank in 200818 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19001961 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

75 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.50, 166.97

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

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1965 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2007-09-02	2007-09-02 02:35	37 km	115 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.2 2007-09-02	2007-09-02 01:05	35 km	97 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2007-08-12	2007-08-12 12:05	42 km	88 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.2 2007-08-01	2007-08-01 17:08	120 km	56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
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

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.