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M6.5 earthquake, Peru, 1920-10-07

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1920-10-07 20:54

Rank in 192024 / 69among M6+

Rank since 19004173 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

57 km NNE of Salvación, Peru · -12.39, -71.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M7.7M7.7

1961 M7.6M7.6

2015 M7.6M7.6

1958 M7.5M7.5

1961 M7.2M7.2

2022 M7.2M7.2

2018 M7.1M7.1

1990 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

2019 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1905-04-26	1905-04-26 21:43	35 km	central Peru

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.