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M7.1 earthquake, Peru, 2018-08-24

MagnitudeM7.1mww

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Depth630 km

Time (UTC)2018-08-24 09:04

Rank in 201812 / 134among M6+

Rank since 19001248 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

136 km W of Iñapari, Peru · -11.04, -70.83

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M7.6M7.6

1961 M7.6M7.6

2015 M7.6M7.6

1911 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.2M7.2

2018 M7.1M7.1

1967 M7.0M7.0

1990 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.9M6.9

1928 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2016-12-18	2016-12-18 13:30	612 km	186 km NW of Iñapari, Peru
M6.7 2015-11-26	2015-11-26 05:45	603 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.6 2015-11-24	2015-11-24 22:50	621 km	185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M7.6 2015-11-24	2015-11-24 22:45	606 km	155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M6.4 1998-01-10	1998-01-10 04:54	33 km	101 km E of Pangoa, Peru
M6.1 1997-03-25	1997-03-25 16:44	603 km	115 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.1 1994-11-04	1994-11-04 01:13	591 km	148 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.9 1994-01-10	1994-01-10 15:53	596 km	74 km S of Tambopata, Peru
M6.1 1993-05-06	1993-05-06 13:03	573 km	86 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M7.0 1991-07-06	1991-07-06 12:19	104 km	15 km W of Lares, 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.