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M7.1 earthquake, Chile, 1959-06-14

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth109 km

Time (UTC)1959-06-14 00:12

Rank in 19595 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19001127 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

136 km E of Iquique, Chile · -20.41, -68.86

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M8.2M8.2

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

1957 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.7M7.7

1967 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1959 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.6 1956-01-08	1956-01-08 20:54	52 km	58 km SSW of Arica, Chile
M6.3 1955-12-06	1955-12-06 04:31	35 km	48 km SSW of Iquique, Chile
M6.0 1952-05-24	1952-05-24 01:59	25 km	111 km SW of Iquique, Chile
M6.0 1951-05-15	1951-05-15 05:18	53 km	78 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
M6.1 1946-07-26	1946-07-26 06:44	64 km	59 km SSW of Iquique, Chile
M6.1 1944-08-18	1944-08-18 19:22	25 km	76 km WSW of Iquique, Chile
M6.1 1943-04-23	1943-04-23 18:07	35 km	22 km WSW of Iquique, Chile
M6.3 1940-10-06	1940-10-06 15:38	15 km	67 km NW of Iquique, 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.