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M7.3 earthquake, Chile, 1967-12-21

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1967-12-21 02:25

Rank in 19671 / 113among M6+

Rank since 1900713 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · -21.88, -69.96

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

2024 M7.4M7.4

1967 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.2 1960-11-09	1960-11-09 20:06	35 km	42 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.2 1960-10-30	1960-10-30 12:14	35 km	23 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile
M7.1 1959-06-14	1959-06-14 00:12	109 km	136 km E of Iquique, Chile
M6.0 1958-07-11	1958-07-11 19:10	55 km	116 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.5 1957-07-29	1957-07-29 17:15	15 km	61 km WNW 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.