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M6.8 earthquake, Chile, 1962-08-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth125 km

Time (UTC)1962-08-03 08:56

Rank in 196214 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19002264 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

40 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · -23.17, -67.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.2M8.2

1995 M8.0M8.0

1957 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

1910 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.2 1960-10-30	1960-10-30 12:14	35 km	23 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 1958-07-11	1958-07-11 19:10	55 km	116 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
M7.7 1957-11-29	1957-11-29 22:19	232 km	51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia
M6.2 1956-01-18	1956-01-18 08:07	35 km	72 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.0 1951-05-15	1951-05-15 05:18	53 km	78 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
M8.2 1950-12-09	1950-12-09 21:38	114 km	121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
M6.0 1948-09-06	1948-09-06 08:10	35 km	73 km SW of Tocopilla, 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.