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M6.9 earthquake, Chile, 1960-06-20

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1960-06-20 12:59

Rank in 196014 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19001724 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×26approx.

17 km WSW of Pitrufquén, Chile · -39.07, -72.81

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

1960 M8.1M8.1

1960 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1953 M7.5M7.5

1960 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.4M7.4

1920 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1974 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1960-06-20	1960-06-20 02:01	25 km	24 km WNW of Traiguén, Chile
M6.1 1960-06-01	1960-06-01 05:03	35 km	28 km WSW of Angol, Chile
M6.3 1960-05-29	1960-05-29 07:39	25 km	17 km W of Mulchén, Chile
M6.2 1960-05-23	1960-05-23 09:52	25 km	22 km ESE of Cañete, Chile
M6.4 1960-05-23	1960-05-23 05:13	25 km	9 km N of Traiguén, Chile
M6.2 1960-05-23	1960-05-23 02:46	25 km	29 km NW of Calbuco, Chile
M6.5 1960-05-23	1960-05-23 00:25	20 km	64 km WNW of Carahue, Chile
M9.5 1960-05-22	1960-05-22 19:11	25 km	1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)
M7.8 1960-05-22	1960-05-22 18:56	25 km	38 km WNW of Traiguén, Chile
M6.8 1960-05-22	1960-05-22 10:32	25 km	22 km ESE of Cañete, 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.