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M6.7 earthquake, Chile, 1961-12-09

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1961-12-09 11:18

Rank in 196121 / 104among M6+

Rank since 19003207 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

194 km WSW of Quellón, Chile · -43.79, -75.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2016 M7.6M7.6

1919 M7.3M7.3

1927 M7.0M7.0

1940 M6.9M6.9

1919 M6.8M6.8

1960 M6.7M6.7

1961 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1960-12-29	1960-12-29 10:36	25 km	270 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
M6.0 1960-11-29	1960-11-29 09:31	20 km	221 km WSW of Quellón, Chile
M6.1 1960-07-27	1960-07-27 10:04	20 km	269 km SW of Quell?n, Chile
M6.1 1960-06-29	1960-06-29 01:57	25 km	29 km NW of Quellón, Chile
M6.7 1960-05-25	1960-05-25 08:34	20 km	259 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
M6.1 1960-05-23	1960-05-23 10:38	20 km	58 km S of Quellón, Chile
M6.2 1960-05-23	1960-05-23 02:56	20 km	134 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile
M6.3 1950-01-03	1950-01-03 11:06	15 km	Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
M6.9 1940-10-11	1940-10-11 18:41	35 km	14 km SE of Ancud, Chile
M7.0 1927-11-21	1927-11-21 23:12	15 km	12 km S of Puerto Cisnes, 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.