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M6.8 earthquake, Easter Island, 2022-07-12

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2022-07-12 19:16

Rank in 202220 / 127among M6+

Rank since 19002504 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Easter Island region · -22.59, -114.26

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2022-07-12	2022-07-12 19:28	10 km	Easter Island region
M5.6 2022-07-12	2022-07-12 21:47	10 km	Easter Island region
M5.6 2022-07-17	2022-07-17 23:20	10 km	Easter Island region

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M6.9M6.9

2022 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2013-11-02	2013-11-02 15:52	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1996-09-05	1996-09-05 09:46	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.9 1996-09-05	1996-09-05 08:14	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.0 1991-02-14	1991-02-14 23:31	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1976-07-26	1976-07-26 01:41	33 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.1 1965-11-03	1965-11-03 18:21	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.3 1956-07-23	1956-07-23 19:26	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1955-04-23	1955-04-23 18:28	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.3 1954-04-08	1954-04-08 16:40	15 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.1 1952-07-18	1952-07-18 18:39	15 km	Easter Island region

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.