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M7.2 earthquake, Chile, 1987-08-08

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth70 km

Time (UTC)1987-08-08 15:48

Rank in 19878 / 166among M6+

Rank since 1900934 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

68 km SSE of Arica, Chile · -19.02, -69.99

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M8.2M8.2

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.6M7.6

1915 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1959 M7.1M7.1

1911 M6.9M6.9

1906 M6.9M6.9

2014 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1986-03-15	1986-03-15 11:29	243 km	65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia
M6.0 1985-05-18	1985-05-18 16:59	110 km	141 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia
M6.1 1984-02-26	1984-02-26 08:18	113 km	11 km N of Ilabaya, Peru
M6.9 1983-02-25	1983-02-25 22:49	146 km	77 km SE of Palca, Peru
M6.3 1983-01-01	1983-01-01 05:31	172 km	42 km S of Desaguadero, Peru
M6.0 1982-12-31	1982-12-31 03:47	118 km	168 km NNE of Calama, Chile
M6.1 1980-05-26	1980-05-26 18:41	114 km	134 km NE of Iquique, Chile
M6.5 1976-11-30	1976-11-30 00:40	82 km	132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
M6.0 1970-11-28	1970-11-28 14:45	45 km	94 km SSE of Iquique, Chile
M6.4 1967-12-25	1967-12-25 10:41	49 km	60 km NNW of Tocopilla, 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.