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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Coral Sea, 41 km northeast of Port-Olry, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, 7 March 2006 at 06:28 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 136 km depth
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Date & time: 7 Mar 2006 06:28:55 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2Depth: 136.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.805°S / 167.368°E
(
Coral Sea,
Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano:
Gaua (61 km / 38 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:41 km (26 mi) NE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) -->
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See nearby quakes!Primary data source:
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 10
14 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!)
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 136 km | Vanuatu | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 158 km
2 (=61 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 22 km (14 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
28 Aug 2006 21:45 UTC
| M 4.1 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 43 km (27 mi) distance
| USGS | Details08 Aug 2006 23:28 UTC
| M 4.1 | 185.7 km (115.4 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details04 Aug 2006 09:54 UTC
| M 4.5 | 149.7 km (93 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Jul 2006 02:50 UTC
| M 4.2 | 119.7 km (74.4 mi) depth
| 29 km (18 mi) distance
| USGS | Details04 Jul 2006 09:00 UTC
| M 4.4 | 167.8 km (104.3 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Jun 2006 18:00 UTC
| M 5.0 | 54.4 km (33.8 mi) depth
| 63 km (39 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Jun 2006 01:22 UTC
| M 4.4 | 187 km (116.2 mi) depth
| 63 km (39 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Jun 2006 23:26 UTC
| M 4.2 | 208.4 km (129.5 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details05 Jun 2006 22:47 UTC
| M 4.5 | 143.4 km (89.1 mi) depth
| 48 km (30 mi) distance
| USGS | Details02 Jun 2006 10:24 UTC
| M 4.1 | 96 km (59.7 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Details28 May 2006 17:14 UTC
| M 4.5 | 26.4 km (16.4 mi) depth
| 57 km (35 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 May 2006 18:50 UTC
| M 4.5 | 55 km (34.2 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 May 2006 19:55 UTC
| M 5.0 | 33.7 km (20.9 mi) depth
| 50 km (31 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 May 2006 02:46 UTC
| M 4.3 | 180.4 km (112.1 mi) depth
| 49 km (31 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 May 2006 21:55 UTC
| M 4.8 | 159.1 km (98.9 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 May 2006 12:18 UTC
| M 4.4 | 177.5 km (110.3 mi) depth
| 26 km (16 mi) distance
| USGS | DetailsShow all
18 May 2006 20:27 UTC
| M 4.2 | 146.3 km (90.9 mi) depth
| 25 km (16 mi) distance
| USGS | Details14 May 2006 12:02 UTC
| M 4.3 | 81 km (50.3 mi) depth
| 42 km (26 mi) distance
| USGS | Details08 May 2006 11:32 UTC
| M 4.5 | 193 km (119.9 mi) depth
| 72 km (45 mi) distance
| USGS | Details03 May 2006 23:56 UTC
| M 5.2 | 168.1 km (104.5 mi) depth
| 19 km (12 mi) distance
| USGS | Details30 Apr 2006 08:17 UTC
| M 6.1 | 127.7 km (79.3 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Coral Sea, 55 km northeast of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, 30 April 2006 at 08:17 (GMT)07 Apr 2006 12:30 UTC
| M 4.8 | 123.5 km (76.7 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details30 Mar 2006 14:26 UTC
| M 4.2 | 162.7 km (101.1 mi) depth
| 17 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details22 Mar 2006 12:15 UTC
| M 4.3 | 231.1 km (143.6 mi) depth
| 61 km (38 mi) distance
| USGS | Details19 Mar 2006 20:01 UTC
| M 5.0 | 159.3 km (99 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| USGS | Details19 Mar 2006 12:32 UTC
| M 4.4 | 141.2 km (87.7 mi) depth
| 72 km (45 mi) distance
| USGS | Details18 Mar 2006 12:14 UTC
| M 4.3 | 205.1 km (127.4 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| USGS | Details17 Mar 2006 13:35 UTC
| M 5.1 | 117 km (72.7 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 Mar 2006 07:12 UTC
| M 4.6 | 137 km (85.1 mi) depth
| 33 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 Mar 2006 00:10 UTC
| M 4.0 | 150 km (93.2 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
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