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M7.2 earthquake, Peru, 1974-11-09

MagnitudeM7.2ms

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Depth6 km

Time (UTC)1974-11-09 12:59

Rank in 19748 / 97among M6+

Rank since 1900914 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

87 km SW of Callao, Peru · -12.50, -77.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M8.2M8.2

1966 M8.1M8.1

2007 M8.0M8.0

1974 M7.6M7.6

1974 M7.2M7.2

1967 M7.0M7.0

1963 M6.9M6.9

2011 M6.9M6.9

1940 M6.7M6.7

2006 M6.7M6.7

1995 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.6 1974-10-03	1974-10-03 14:21	13 km	77 km WSW of Callao, Peru
M6.3 1974-01-05	1974-01-05 08:33	98 km	5 km SSW of Mariatana, Peru
M6.0 1970-07-02	1970-07-02 00:45	50 km	43 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru
M6.1 1970-05-31	1970-05-31 20:45	51 km	24 km WNW of Huarmey, Peru
M6.1 1969-07-24	1969-07-24 02:59	10 km	12 km E of Ingenio, Peru
M6.1 1968-09-28	1968-09-28 13:53	64 km	14 km S of Nuevo Imperial, Peru
M7.0 1967-09-03	1967-09-03 21:07	12 km	179 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru
M8.1 1966-10-17	1966-10-17 21:41	37 km	67 km W of Paramonga, Peru
M6.9 1963-09-24	1963-09-24 16:30	64 km	28 km W of Paramonga, Peru
M6.0 1963-09-17	1963-09-17 05:54	68 km	24 km W of Paramonga, 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.