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M7.2 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2010-05-27

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth31 km

Time (UTC)2010-05-27 17:14

Rank in 201015 / 174among M6+

Rank since 1900983 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · -13.70, 166.64

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2010-05-27	2010-05-27 17:24	35 km	88 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 2010-05-27	2010-05-27 20:48	35 km	90 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.8 2010-05-28	2010-05-28 04:25	34 km	103 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M5.6 2010-06-02	2010-06-02 18:51	35 km	104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

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

1910 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2010-03-04	2010-03-04 14:02	176 km	48 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2009-10-23	2009-10-23 15:14	31 km	164 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 2009-10-12	2009-10-12 09:37	42 km	198 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2009-10-08	2009-10-08 21:16	35 km	171 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 2009-10-08	2009-10-08 10:11	45 km	59 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.0 2009-10-08	2009-10-08 08:34	35 km	183 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 2009-10-08	2009-10-08 08:28	35 km	188 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
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

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.