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M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 2012-12-21

MagnitudeM6.7mww

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Depth201 km

Time (UTC)2012-12-21 22:28

Rank in 201229 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19003044 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

59 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · -14.34, 167.29

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

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2012-12-02	2012-12-02 00:54	32 km	99 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.2 2012-10-20	2012-10-20 23:00	36 km	112 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 2012-09-05	2012-09-05 13:09	27 km	191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 2012-07-06	2012-07-06 02:28	160 km	51 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M6.0 2011-09-01	2011-09-01 06:14	41 km	193 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 2010-07-22	2010-07-22 05:03	6 km	115 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.3 2010-07-02	2010-07-02 06:04	29 km	118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 2010-05-27	2010-05-27 20:48	35 km	90 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.2 2010-05-27	2010-05-27 17:14	31 km	100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.5 2010-03-04	2010-03-04 14:02	176 km	48 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.