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M6.8 earthquake, Chile, 2019-08-01

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)2019-08-01 18:28

Rank in 201915 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19002495 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

96 km SW of San Antonio, Chile · -34.24, -72.31

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2019-08-01	2019-08-01 20:01	15 km	100 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2010 M8.8M8.8

1906 M8.2M8.2

1985 M8.0M8.0

1939 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.8M7.8

1928 M7.7M7.7

1914 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

1928 M7.2M7.2

1931 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 2017-04-24	2017-04-24 21:38	28 km	40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.0 2017-04-23	2017-04-23 02:36	21 km	37 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.0 2016-11-08	2016-11-08 04:55	20 km	42 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
M6.3 2016-11-04	2016-11-04 16:20	90 km	21 km SE of Curicó, Chile
M6.0 2016-10-27	2016-10-27 20:32	13 km	88 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
M6.6 2015-09-21	2015-09-21 17:40	35 km	22 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
M6.2 2015-09-19	2015-09-19 12:52	18 km	79 km W of La Ligua, Chile
M6.2 2015-09-18	2015-09-18 09:10	8 km	92 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.1 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 23:16	35 km	71 km W of Illapel, Chile
M6.1 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 23:03	19 km	55 km WSW of Illapel, 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.