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M6.6 earthquake, Ecuador, 1946-03-29

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1946-03-29 07:26

Rank in 194626 / 94among M6+

Rank since 19003941 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

61 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · -1.60, -81.07

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1942 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1953 M7.3M7.3

1901 M7.2M7.2

1970 M7.2M7.2

1998 M7.2M7.2

1956 M7.0M7.0

1959 M6.9M6.9

2016 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.8M6.8

1933 M6.8M6.8

1916 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1943-01-30	1943-01-30 05:33	59 km	19 km SSW of Lomas de Sargentillo, Ecuador
M6.3 1942-12-15	1942-12-15 09:09	15 km	off the coast of Ecuador
M6.4 1942-11-19	1942-11-19 09:08	15 km	129 km WNW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.5 1942-11-19	1942-11-19 08:51	15 km	113 km WNW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.4 1942-11-12	1942-11-12 15:26	15 km	68 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador
M6.6 1942-07-12	1942-07-12 05:05	15 km	29 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador
M6.3 1942-07-08	1942-07-08 22:31	15 km	23 km NW of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.2 1942-07-07	1942-07-07 12:37	15 km	27 km NW of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.1 1942-07-04	1942-07-04 01:53	15 km	49 km W of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.2 1942-06-16	1942-06-16 21:05	15 km	70 km W of Muisne, Ecuador

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.