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M6.6 earthquake, Chile, 1934-03-01

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1934-03-01 21:45

Rank in 193427 / 117among M6+

Rank since 19003306 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

31 km NNE of Puyehue, Chile · -40.39, -72.50

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

1960 M8.1M8.1

1960 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1920 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1974 M7.1M7.1

1960 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1960 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1923-11-06	1923-11-06 17:15	35 km	1 km W of Carahue, Chile
M6.6 1922-03-12	1922-03-12 16:51	35 km	72 km SW of Carahue, Chile
M7.3 1920-12-10	1920-12-10 04:25	25 km	50 km SSW of Carahue, Chile
M7.0 1920-08-20	1920-08-20 16:15	15 km	19 km SW of Angol, Chile
M6.8 1919-03-09	1919-03-09 03:16	15 km	67 km NW of Ancud, Chile
M6.9 1907-06-13	1907-06-13 09:18	15 km	48 km SSE of Panguipulli, Chile
M6.7 1906-08-19	1906-08-19 09:34	15 km	17 km NNW of Loncoche, 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.