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M6.5 earthquake, Easter Island, 1963-03-07

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1963-03-07 05:22

Rank in 196340 / 129among M6+

Rank since 19004230 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Easter Island region · -27.08, -113.46

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M6.6M6.6

1951 M6.5M6.5

1935 M6.5M6.5

1963 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1962-04-06	1962-04-06 16:50	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.0 1960-04-15	1960-04-15 03:25	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.1 1958-07-16	1958-07-16 12:54	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1955-04-23	1955-04-23 18:28	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.5 1951-12-30	1951-12-30 22:17	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1950-09-22	1950-09-22 07:52	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.3 1950-04-30	1950-04-30 10:29	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.1 1944-11-18	1944-11-18 07:53	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1944-04-19	1944-04-19 22:32	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1943-09-19	1943-09-19 04:47	15 km	Easter Island region

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.