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M7.0 earthquake, Peru, 1958-01-15

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth64 km

Time (UTC)1958-01-15 19:14

Rank in 19586 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19001442 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

21 km SW of Santa Rita de Siguas, Peru · -16.62, -72.24

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2001 M8.4M8.4

1913 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.6M7.6

1922 M7.2M7.2

1914 M7.2M7.2

2024 M7.2M7.2

2022 M7.2M7.2

1988 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.1M7.1

2018 M7.1M7.1

1958 M7.0M7.0

1906 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1949-08-23	1949-08-23 15:13	25 km	71 km SSW of Atico, Peru
M6.5 1948-07-20	1948-07-20 11:02	30 km	27 km SSE of Atico, Peru
M6.5 1948-05-11	1948-05-11 08:55	59 km	1 km SW of Cairani, Peru
M6.6 1944-08-07	1944-08-07 03:25	35 km	52 km SSE of Atico, Peru
M6.0 1943-11-16	1943-11-16 11:37	35 km	39 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru
M6.2 1943-07-05	1943-07-05 21:07	35 km	53 km SW of Atico, Peru
M7.2 1922-10-11	1922-10-11 14:49	75 km	35 km N of El Cardo, Peru
M6.8 1922-01-06	1922-01-06 14:11	15 km	82 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru
M6.5 1920-02-28	1920-02-28 18:40	15 km	12 km WNW of Cotaruse, Peru
M6.7 1919-09-13	1919-09-13 12:19	30 km	103 km SSW of Atico, Peru

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.