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M8.2 earthquake, Chile, 1950-12-09

MagnitudeM8.2mw

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Depth114 km

Time (UTC)1950-12-09 21:38

Rank in 19502 / 123among M6+

Rank since 190038 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,995approx.

121 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · -23.98, -67.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.2M8.2

1995 M8.0M8.0

2007 M7.7M7.7

1987 M7.6M7.6

1936 M7.5M7.5

2024 M7.4M7.4

1960 M7.3M7.3

1988 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

1928 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1947-01-21	1947-01-21 20:06	35 km	76 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.1 1946-05-10	1946-05-10 23:32	65 km	144 km ENE of Taltal, Chile
M7.1 1942-07-08	1942-07-08 06:55	35 km	87 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.6 1936-07-26	1936-07-26 07:36	35 km	79 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile
M7.5 1936-07-13	1936-07-13 11:12	35 km	83 km NNE of Taltal, Chile
M6.3 1932-04-26	1932-04-26 07:54	60 km	63 km ESE of Taltal, Chile
M6.1 1930-12-24	1930-12-24 06:02	15 km	7 km ESE of El Carril, Argentina
M7.0 1928-11-20	1928-11-20 20:35	45 km	64 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.2 1926-01-01	1926-01-01 21:37	35 km	21 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.8 1916-12-23	1916-12-23 09:24	75 km	81 km WSW of Calama, 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.