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M6.7 earthquake, Chile, 2020-12-27

MagnitudeM6.7mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2020-12-27 21:39

Rank in 202019 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19003086 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

146 km WNW of Corral, Chile · -39.34, -74.98

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M9.5M9.5

1960 M8.1M8.1

1960 M7.8M7.8

1975 M7.7M7.7

1960 M7.4M7.4

2010 M7.4M7.4

1920 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1974 M7.1M7.1

1949 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2011-06-01	2011-06-01 12:55	21 km	4 km NW of Lebu, Chile
M7.2 2011-01-02	2011-01-02 20:20	24 km	42 km NNW of Carahue, Chile
M6.2 2010-09-09	2010-09-09 07:28	16 km	23 km WNW of Lota, Chile
M6.6 2010-07-14	2010-07-14 08:32	22 km	30 km SSE of Cañete, Chile
M6.3 2010-05-03	2010-05-03 23:09	19 km	30 km S of Cañete, Chile
M6.0 2010-04-23	2010-04-23 10:03	32 km	26 km W of Nacimiento, Chile
M7.4 2010-02-27	2010-02-27 08:01	35 km	124 km W of Lebu, Chile
M6.1 2004-06-15	2004-06-15 11:16	38 km	15 km S of Carahue, Chile
M6.6 2004-05-03	2004-05-03 04:36	21 km	11 km N of Cañete, Chile
M6.5 2000-12-20	2000-12-20 11:23	11 km	134 km WSW of Carahue, 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.