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M6.8 earthquake, Chile, 1958-09-04

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1958-09-04 21:51

Rank in 195813 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19002216 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

62 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile · -33.83, -69.96

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2015 M8.3M8.3

1906 M8.2M8.2

1985 M8.0M8.0

1971 M7.8M7.8

1928 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.2M7.2

2012 M7.1M7.1

2010 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1953-12-20	1953-12-20 09:19	25 km	60 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
M6.3 1953-09-04	1953-09-04 14:07	37 km	33 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.8 1952-06-11	1952-06-11 00:31	25 km	8 km W of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
M6.1 1951-05-10	1951-05-10 21:32	33 km	76 km SW of San Antonio, Chile
M6.9 1944-01-15	1944-01-15 23:49	15 km	4 km ESE of Chimbas, Argentina
M6.5 1943-04-15	1943-04-15 11:34	25 km	67 km NW of La Ligua, Chile
M6.5 1941-07-03	1941-07-03 07:11	15 km	27 km SE of Caucete, Argentina
M6.1 1940-10-24	1940-10-24 20:06	45 km	33 km SW of Melipilla, Chile
M6.1 1940-04-08	1940-04-08 08:49	20 km	59 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.1 1935-08-05	1935-08-05 23:50	35 km	28 km NW of Talca, 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.