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M6.8 earthquake, Chile, 1924-01-29

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth45 km

Time (UTC)1924-01-29 01:54

Rank in 192415 / 79among M6+

Rank since 19002234 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

43 km N of Vallenar, Chile · -28.18, -70.72

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1922 M8.5M8.5

1918 M8.0M8.0

1909 M7.5M7.5

1939 M7.4M7.4

1983 M7.4M7.4

1920 M7.0M7.0

1904 M7.0M7.0

1965 M7.0M7.0

1922 M7.0M7.0

1955 M7.0M7.0

1918 M6.9M6.9

1917 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1923-07-10	1923-07-10 00:29	35 km	52 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.6 1923-05-04	1923-05-04 22:26	35 km	72 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
M6.2 1922-11-26	1922-11-26 13:30	35 km	17 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.7 1922-11-11	1922-11-11 18:09	35 km	92 km NW of Vallenar, Chile
M8.5 1922-11-11	1922-11-11 04:32	70 km	94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile
M7.0 1922-11-07	1922-11-07 23:00	25 km	118 km WNW of Vallenar, Chile
M7.0 1920-08-03	1920-08-03 19:57	15 km	32 km NW of Fiambalá, Argentina
M6.4 1919-01-05	1919-01-05 19:52	35 km	72 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M8.0 1918-12-04	1918-12-04 11:47	40 km	60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M6.9 1918-05-20	1918-05-20 17:55	20 km	103 km NNW of Coquimbo, 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.