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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2009-10-08

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)2009-10-08 08:28

Rank in 200924 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19002451 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

188 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.30, 165.91

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2009-10-08	2009-10-08 21:16	35 km	171 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.6 2009-10-09	2009-10-09 07:33	35 km	154 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.6 2009-10-09	2009-10-09 13:12	35 km	127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.7 2009-10-11	2009-10-11 04:47	45 km	183 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.7 2009-10-12	2009-10-12 20:59	35 km	138 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M5.6 2009-10-17	2009-10-17 13:18	35 km	155 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2013 M8.0M8.0

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

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1972 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 23:13	31 km	143 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.8 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 22:50	21 km	186 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.8 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 22:18	35 km	196 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.7 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 22:03	45 km	148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 2009-08-10	2009-08-10 04:06	35 km	103 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2008-12-10	2008-12-10 13:15	51 km	197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.4 2008-11-07	2008-11-07 07:19	13 km	105 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.9 2008-09-08	2008-09-08 18:52	110 km	75 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 2008-07-19	2008-07-19 11:01	10 km	134 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.6 2008-07-19	2008-07-19 09:27	11 km	146 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands

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.