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M6.5 earthquake, Chile, 1970-12-04

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1970-12-04 17:08

Rank in 197052 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19004264 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

45 km ESE of Mejillones, Chile · -23.25, -70.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.2M8.2

1995 M8.0M8.0

2007 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.7M7.7

1987 M7.6M7.6

1936 M7.5M7.5

2024 M7.4M7.4

1960 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.3M7.3

1988 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1970-11-28	1970-11-28 14:45	45 km	94 km SSE of Iquique, Chile
M6.5 1970-06-19	1970-06-19 10:56	50 km	21 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.6 1970-06-11	1970-06-11 06:02	112 km	176 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M6.7 1967-12-27	1967-12-27 09:17	115 km	136 km NNE of Calama, Chile
M6.4 1967-12-25	1967-12-25 10:41	49 km	60 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile
M7.3 1967-12-21	1967-12-21 02:25	45 km	34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.2 1967-06-21	1967-06-21 20:09	46 km	31 km N of Taltal, Chile
M7.7 1966-12-28	1966-12-28 08:18	20 km	9 km SSW of Taltal, Chile
M7.0 1965-02-23	1965-02-23 22:11	42 km	31 km SSW of Taltal, Chile
M6.3 1963-12-03	1963-12-03 23:03	35 km	70 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile

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.