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M6.5 earthquake, Chile, 1970-06-19

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth50 km

Time (UTC)1970-06-19 10:56

Rank in 197049 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19004261 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

21 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · -22.23, -70.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M8.2M8.2

1995 M8.0M8.0

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.7M7.7

1987 M7.6M7.6

1936 M7.5M7.5

2024 M7.4M7.4

1960 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.1 1967-05-11	1967-05-11 15:05	109 km	139 km E of Iquique, Chile
M6.3 1963-12-03	1963-12-03 23:03	35 km	70 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.2 1962-12-29	1962-12-29 10:41	40 km	17 km NE of Iquique, Chile
M6.8 1962-08-03	1962-08-03 08:56	125 km	40 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M6.1 1960-12-06	1960-12-06 08:56	50 km	92 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile
M7.3 1960-12-02	1960-12-02 09:10	35 km	77 km NNE of Taltal, Chile
M6.2 1960-11-09	1960-11-09 20:06	35 km	42 km N of Antofagasta, 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.