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M6.6 earthquake, Haiti, 1962-04-20

MagnitudeM6.6mw
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Depth25 km
Time (UTC)1962-04-20 05:47
Rank in 196220 / 98among M6+
Rank since 19003383 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×8approx.

68 km NNE of Borgne, Haiti · 20.38, -72.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.5 1962-01-081962-01-08 01:0036 km3 km NNW of Matanzas, Dominican Republic
M6.2 1956-07-091956-07-09 09:5655 km5 km SE of Arcahaie, Haiti
M6.6 1953-05-311953-05-31 19:5817 km5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic
M6.1 1953-01-251953-01-25 19:4835 kmHaiti region
M6.2 1952-10-281952-10-28 04:2925 km12 km SE of Corail, Haiti
M7.1 1948-04-211948-04-21 20:2215 km11 km WNW of Sánchez, Dominican Republic
M7.0 1946-08-081946-08-08 13:2815 km24 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
M6.3 1946-08-041946-08-04 20:5315 km7 km NNE of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
M6.0 1945-01-221945-01-22 07:4715 km31 km NNE of Cabrera, Dominican Republic

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.