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M7.6 earthquake, Chile, 2016-12-25

MagnitudeM7.6mww

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Depth38 km

Time (UTC)2016-12-25 14:22

Rank in 20167 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900391 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

41 km SW of Quellón, Chile · -43.41, -73.94

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2016-12-25	2016-12-25 14:32	15 km	80 km WSW of Quellón, Chile
M5.5 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 21:19	10 km	76 km WSW of Quellón, Chile

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M7.7M7.7

2016 M7.6M7.6

1919 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.0M7.0

1940 M6.9M6.9

1919 M6.8M6.8

1960 M6.7M6.7

1961 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2007-04-21	2007-04-21 17:53	37 km	18 km N of Puerto Aysén, Chile
M6.1 2007-04-02	2007-04-02 02:49	5 km	21 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
M6.0 1996-02-19	1996-02-19 07:10	8 km	124 km WSW of Ancud, Chile
M6.0 1983-05-09	1983-05-09 10:58	23 km	138 km NW of Ancud, Chile
M6.1 1982-06-01	1982-06-01 04:14	33 km	113 km WNW of Ancud, Chile
M6.0 1976-05-30	1976-05-30 03:08	28 km	135 km WNW of Ancud, Chile
M6.0 1971-05-08	1971-05-08 00:49	157 km	26 km SW of Lago Puelo, Argentina
M6.2 1965-11-28	1965-11-28 03:56	20 km	41 km SSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
M6.4 1964-08-05	1964-08-05 22:23	10 km	126 km NW of Ancud, Chile
M6.2 1963-03-07	1963-03-07 12:16	19 km	245 km WSW of Quellón, 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.