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M6.6 earthquake, New Caledonia, 2012-03-03

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)2012-03-03 12:19

Rank in 201231 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19003713 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

262 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia · -22.14, 170.34

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2012-03-04	2012-03-04 12:49	14 km	195 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1901 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

2021 M7.7M7.7

2023 M7.7M7.7

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

1980 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 2011-09-03	2011-09-03 22:55	185 km	133 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.0 2011-01-13	2011-01-13 16:16	9 km	118 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2011-01-05	2011-01-05 06:46	112 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.3 2010-09-08	2010-09-08 11:37	10 km	137 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 2009-12-09	2009-12-09 09:46	45 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 2009-10-11	2009-10-11 03:12	10 km	249 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.1 2009-01-21	2009-01-21 17:08	24 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.0 2009-01-19	2009-01-19 03:46	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.6 2009-01-19	2009-01-19 03:35	12 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.7 2009-01-15	2009-01-15 07:27	27 km	298 km ESE 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.