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M6.6 earthquake, Chile, 1956-01-08

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth52 km

Time (UTC)1956-01-08 20:54

Rank in 195616 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19003840 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

58 km SSW of Arica, Chile · -18.97, -70.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M8.2M8.2

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.6M7.6

1915 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1959 M7.1M7.1

1988 M7.1M7.1

1911 M6.9M6.9

1906 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.5 1948-05-11	1948-05-11 08:55	59 km	1 km SW of Cairani, Peru
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
M7.2 1940-10-04	1940-10-04 07:55	35 km	Near the coast of Tarapaca, Chile
M6.4 1938-04-17	1938-04-17 14:39	35 km	Tarapaca, 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.