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M6.6 earthquake, Peru, 1969-10-01

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1969-10-01 05:05

Rank in 196933 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19003441 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

16 km S of Comas, Peru · -11.87, -75.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M8.2M8.2

2007 M8.0M8.0

1974 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

1940 M6.7M6.7

2006 M6.7M6.7

1982 M6.7M6.7

1976 M6.6M6.6

1969 M6.6M6.6

1921 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1969-07-24	1969-07-24 02:59	10 km	12 km E of Ingenio, Peru
M6.1 1968-09-28	1968-09-28 13:53	64 km	14 km S of Nuevo Imperial, Peru
M6.3 1958-04-28	1958-04-28 11:47	35 km	3 km SE of Mariposa, Peru
M6.3 1950-12-10	1950-12-10 02:50	62 km	29 km ESE of Santiago, Peru
M6.1 1948-03-04	1948-03-04 01:53	15 km	29 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru
M7.6 1947-11-01	1947-11-01 14:58	20 km	23 km E of Santa Rosa, Peru
M6.1 1946-09-30	1946-09-30 00:59	53 km	central Peru
M6.7 1940-05-24	1940-05-24 21:57	45 km	10 km SSW of Huacho, Peru
M8.2 1940-05-24	1940-05-24 16:33	45 km	21 km SE of Huacho, Peru
M6.5 1937-12-24	1937-12-24 06:20	15 km	18 km WSW of Oxapampa, Peru

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.