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M6.7 earthquake, Chile, 1988-02-22

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth70 km

Time (UTC)1988-02-22 19:13

Rank in 198821 / 122among M6+

Rank since 19002892 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

78 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · -20.83, -69.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2014 M8.2M8.2

1995 M8.0M8.0

2005 M7.8M7.8

2014 M7.7M7.7

2007 M7.7M7.7

1967 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.3M7.3

1933 M7.3M7.3

1940 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1959 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1987-08-08	1987-08-08 15:48	70 km	68 km SSE of Arica, Chile
M6.0 1985-05-18	1985-05-18 16:59	110 km	141 km SSW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia
M6.4 1984-12-11	1984-12-11 23:22	92 km	33 km E of Calama, Chile
M6.9 1983-02-25	1983-02-25 22:49	146 km	77 km SE of Palca, Peru
M6.0 1982-12-31	1982-12-31 03:47	118 km	168 km NNE of Calama, Chile
M6.1 1980-12-11	1980-12-11 18:15	80 km	153 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
M6.3 1975-10-28	1975-10-28 06:54	38 km	88 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.4 1974-01-02	1974-01-02 10:42	105 km	45 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, 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.