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M7.0 earthquake, Scotia Sea, 1962-05-06

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1962-05-06 19:00

Rank in 196210 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19001634 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×31approx.

Scotia Sea · -60.12, -34.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M7.0M7.0

1962 M7.0M7.0

1938 M6.9M6.9

2025 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1961-10-23	1961-10-23 00:08	15 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1950-03-02	1950-03-02 18:39	15 km	Scotia Sea
M6.5 1946-10-26	1946-10-26 00:21	10 km	Scotia Sea
M6.4 1943-03-09	1943-03-09 19:42	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.9 1938-01-24	1938-01-24 10:31	10 km	Scotia Sea

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.